The House Communications Subcommittee plans a spectrum markup “sometime next...
The House Communications Subcommittee plans a spectrum markup “sometime next week,” a spokeswoman told us Tuesday. She didn’t give an exact date. Democrats and Republicans on the subcommittee have been engaged in talks about the legislation. A major area of…
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contention had been what to do with the 700 MHz D-block. Republicans wanted to auction the spectrum band commercially while Democrats supported reallocating it to public safety. The committee must submit its recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction by Oct. 14. The Senate Commerce Committee has already approved spectrum legislation (S-911) by Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., that would reallocate the D-block.