Blackburn, Latta Warn Against FCC Rules Limiting Participation in Spectrum Auction
Two House Republicans warned the FCC not to restrict participation in spectrum auctions. “We strongly oppose any rule changes that would depress participation in the upcoming incentive auction for 600 MHz [of] broadcast TV spectrum,” said Commerce Committee Vice Chairwoman…
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Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Communications Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio, in a letter sent Friday. They blasted the idea of “greater set-asides” than the FCC has already specified. They also said the FCC needs to further overhaul the designated entity rules. The FCC should be “guided by a simple principle: A small business program must serve small businesses and not become a forum for corporate welfare,” they said. “But real small businesses who are building mobile broadband to serve their communities do not have deep pockets, and placing too high a cap on bidding credits is only likely to encourage speculators and others more interested in profiting from this government program rather than deploying new broadband infrastructure and creating real competition.”