FCC Sends Incentive Auction Status Letters to Broadcasters Friday
Confidential letters informing broadcasters of the status of their applications to participate in the incentive auction were to go out Friday, the Wireless Bureau said in a public notice that day. The mailings include the passwords and authenticators that will…
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be used by broadcast participants to access the auction software to commit to how they want their spectrum treated in the proceeding. The window to make initial commitments opens at 10 a.m. EDT March 28 and closes at 6 p.m. EDT March 29, the PN said. “Late initial commitments will not be accepted,” the PN said. A “preview period” during which auction participants can familiarize themselves with the commitment software will open 10 a.m. EDT March 24, and close as soon as the actual window opens March 28, the PN said. The FCC will use the commitments to determine an initial clearing target for the incentive auction, and send final status letters after that target is announced, the PN said. “Educational materials for the clock rounds of the reverse auction will be available in the coming weeks,” the PN said.