September 28, 2012

September 28, 2012: FCC Meeting on Spectrum Incentive Auction

The FCC is meeting today, September 28 at 10:30 am Eastern/9:30 am Central, to consider a NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) to implement an incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum.How many of you will be watching or attending? How do you feel about the lack of an AOM (allocation optimization model)? Please send us your comments.

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