FCC Should Not Increase Reserve Spectrum Offered in Incentive Auction, National Urban League Says
The FCC should not provide a larger reserve spectrum to be set aside in the TV incentive auction than the current 30 MHz, National Urban League President Marc Morial said in a letter to the FCC. The issue is before…
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the FCC as it takes up refinements to the auction rules at its Thursday meeting (see 1507060068). “T-Mobile -- which reportedly is in merger discussions with DISH -- has asked the Commission to increase the set aside to 40 MHz,” Morial wrote. “That would be a mistake because large multi-billion dollar corporations do not need a taxpayer-funded handout, especially when that handout comes at the expense of underserved communities. Restricting competition by reducing the number of bidders for even more spectrum would reduce the revenues raised in the auction without providing a commensurate benefit to consumers.” The filing was made in docket 12-268.