Spectrum auctions appeared in a summary of a plan by...
Spectrum auctions appeared in a summary of a plan by Republicans on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Democrats and Republicans presented proposals last week behind closed doors. The GOP plan “did include spectrum sales, but no specifics, and…
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lumped it in with other items that would raise several billion dollars,” said Vince Jesaitis, government relations director of the Information Technology Industry Council. Spectrum was not mentioned in the summary of the Democratic plan, “but I know they consider it to be in the mix,” he said. He predicted that details on spectrum won’t be fleshed out “until the broader framework” is developed. The recent spectrum letter by four super committee members (CD Oct 11 p4) to President Barack Obama “is a clear sign that they are seriously considering including additional auction authority,” he said.