T-Mobile Asks FCC to Hold Line on Post-Incentive Auction Transition
Representatives of T-Mobile asked officials from the FCC Incentive Auction Task Force to follow its schedule as planned with the transition about to begin. T-Mobile met with numerous IATF staffers, including head Gary Epstein, said a Monday filing in docket…
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12-268. “Representatives from T-Mobile discussed the status of broadcaster and vendor preparations for the Post-Auction Transition and T-Mobile’s engagement with various stakeholders to help identify and resolve transition hurdles,” the carrier said. “Based on transition data assembled by T-Mobile for more than 1,000 stations obtained from direct outreach to broadcasters and publicly-available sources, the IATF staff’s efforts to optimize the repack will exceed most expectations and minimize disruption to television broadcasters and their viewers.” The company said it discussed several potential issues and how to address them, including: “collocated FM stations, the desire of many relinquishing stations to be able to turn in their licenses early, the likelihood of applications to seek expanded facilities in the second application window, and the anticipated increase in mergers and acquisitions among broadcasters.” NAB sought a do-over on key aspects of the plan (see 1703170055).