Paxson Communications Chmn. Bud Paxson urged FCC to set June 15 d...
Paxson Communications Chmn. Bud Paxson urged FCC to set June 15 date for 700 MHz auction. That time frame would give parties about 7 months to begin band-clearing efforts at 700 MHz “and finalize band-clearing agreements,” he said, calling…
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date “workable.” It also would give Commission time to begin processing band-clearing requests, petitions and applications, which “will be critical to the band-clearing efforts,” he said. Paxson lauded FCC order released last month that added flexibility to earlier policy designed to ease voluntary clearing of incumbent analog broadcasters in upper 700 MHz band. Order granted petition of Paxson-led Spectrum Clearing Alliance that had asked that incumbent analog broadcaster that gave up one of its channels to accommodate band clearing should have flexibility to continue operating in analog mode and convert to DTV up to Dec. 31, 2005. In July, FCC Wireless Bureau had postponed Sept. 12 auction of Ch. 60-69 spectrum for 5th time, without setting new date.