RSS - Regulations, Statutes and Standards TMC

Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction

April 25, 2007
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission held an open meeting earlier today to outline its plans for auctioning off airwave spectrum that television broadcasters will no longer require after they switch to digital in ealry 2009. need after the switch to digital in early 2009.

Reuters reports there are "a number of companies and groups keen to grab some of the airwaves in the 700 megahertz band."

Meanwhile, consumer groups are demanding that the FCC to take steps to increase competition in the auction.

For example, On Public Knowledge's blog, PK president Gigi Sohn calls the auction "the most valuable spectrum auction we have yet seen, and likely the last significant auction in our lifetimes," and she outlines her organization's position on auction.

Check here for updates...




Related Tags: ,

Email Author Feedback

See this page in TechnoratiTechnoratibook mark Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction in del.icio.usDel.icio.usBattle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction to Slashdot.comSlashdotSubmit Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction to Digg.comDiggBookmark Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction in FurlFurlBookmark Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction in SpurlSpurl

Listed below are links to sites that reference Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction:

Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction:
http://blog.tmcnet.com/mt3/t.fcgi/32365

Comments to Battle Lines Drawn in FCC Spectrum Auction


(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)