Scott Bergmann isn’t buying the NAB’s argument asking the FCC to wait until the auction before invoking a deadline. The CTIA VP/Regulatory Affairs said, “CTIA strongly opposes any efforts to delay consumer access to the 600 MHz band. The success of the auction assumes carriers will bid substantial sums, and that cannot happen absent certainty that they will receive timely access to the spectrum purchased.” Bergmann added that CTIA believes “The FCC’s current repacking process is fair and achievable for the broadcast industry, has been affirmed by the D.C. Circuit as reasonable and even extends six months past the timeline suggested by NAB in its own proposals to the FCC during the rulemaking process.”
Bergmann offered some guidance to the FCC: “The path for the FCC is clear: it should maintain its existing repacking process to the benefit of American consumers.”
Reader Interactions