Our Love Story begins in 2009. As part of the National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had a bold idea to fix what …
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Some Changes for a More Balanced Auction
Yesterday, NAB filed a limited petition for reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent “Procedures Public Notice” laying out additional details concerning the forthcoming …
What to Expect When You Are Expecting (TV White Spaces Comments)
Last month, NAB filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend certain rules governing the use of TV White Spaces (TVWS) devices. …
Defanging a Paper Tiger
Every broadcaster dreads a visit by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inspector, but broadcasters also know that the presence of the “Highway Patrol of the …
I Suppose It’s Worth A Try (When You Are On a Roll…)
There is overstating and then there is overstating. Last week, NAB proposed to the FCC commissioners some changes to the 600 MHz band plan included …
What to Expect When You Are Expecting
For those interested in the voluntary broadcast spectrum incentive auction, this should be an interesting week at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At the FCC’s …
Spectrum Sophistry
Thank you, Jeffrey Eisenach. Thank you for driving a stake deep in the heart of one of the Beltway’s biggest whoppers – namely, that broadcasters …
Spectrum Reflections: It’s Time for A Moment of Reflection, CCA
CCA, please tell us you are kidding. In December, the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), a trade association that represents most wireless carriers with the exception …
Spectrum Reflections: The Impending Sprint-Mo and the Auction Oh-No
I have to imagine that AT&T and Verizon Wireless (and their troops in Washington, in particular) are taking some pleasure in the recent stories suggesting …
Representing Broadcasters and True Incentive Auction Success
At last week’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on “Crafting a Successful Incentive Auction,” the executive director of the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition (EOBC) sounded …