The House Commerce Committee hit the pause button on spectrum...
The House Commerce Committee hit the pause button on spectrum legislation after House leaders said they're discussing adding spectrum auction authority to a larger spending package that may be voted this week on the House floor (CD Dec 5 p7),…
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a GOP committee aide said Monday. The committee had considered marking up the spectrum bill by Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., this week. “House Leadership has indicated they want to include spectrum in an end of the year package, so at the moment we are waiting to see how things develop on that end,” the committee aide said. Auctions would be used as one way to pay for a payroll tax cut extension, the yearly pay correction for doctors serving Medicare patients and other items in the package.