FCC Wants to Repurpose TV Spectrum
Apr 13, 2011, 7:58 AM by Eric M. Zeman
Speaking at the National Association of Broadcasters' annual trade event, Federal Communications Commission chair Julius Genachowski said the FCC wants Congress to give it the authority to auction off the spectrum owned by television stations. "I believe the single most important step that will drive our mobile economy and address consumer frustration is authorizing voluntary incentive auctions," he said. The owners of any spectrum sold would be compensated for giving up their airwaves. The auction would be voluntary, "However, voluntary can't mean undermining the potential effectiveness of an auction by giving every broadcaster a new and unprecedented right to keep their exact channel location," Genachowski said. The FCC wants to grab 120MHz from TV broadcasters in order to provide more resources for mobile broadband. "This growing demand is not going away. The result is a spectrum crunch," Genachowski said. "The only thing that can address the growing overall demand for mobile is increasing the overall supply of spectrum and the efficiency of its use." The NAB and its constituents are understandably dubious about the merits of the FCC's plans.
Comments
Look who is talking...
This *Bleep*hole has lost his *Bleeping* mind talking about a "new and unprecedented right" How the *Bleep* are YOU going to make a power grab and in the same article attempt to remove the freedom of companies to object for whatever reason. If the Constitution meant anything there would not be any so-called implied powers or any of this nonsense. This is truly a damned shame.
Different Definition of Voluntary
Uhh, that's exactly what voluntary means. Anything else is involuntary.
