Incentive Auction 'Brave and Untested Idea,' Kaplan Says
A large amount of money and the future of spectrum policy “hang on the outcome of a brave and untested idea dreamed up by economists and enabled by engineers,” said NAB General Counsel Rick Kaplan of the start of the…
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incentive auction, in a blog post Tuesday. Kaplan credited FCC staff for the auction's construction, along with former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and current FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. “Broadcasters will continue to work with the Commission” to minimize damage to low-power TV and translator services, Kaplan said. “What happens next is anyone’s guess, but the FCC staff can certainly be proud that they worked incredibly hard under tight timelines to bring us to the doorstep of this exciting auction," he said.