Fiber Needs to Be Video Distribution C-Band Alternative, ACA Says
In a C-band clearing and transition, cable operators need to be eligible for funds to cover the cost of interconnecting existing earth station/headends with an earth station/super-headend or with a managed video service provider, or for some fiber-based means of…
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video backhaul, America's Communications Association told FCC officials including Wireless Bureau Chief Donald Stockdale and Office of Economics and Analytics acting Chief Giulia McHenry, according to a docket 18-122 posting Friday. It said an initial C-band order should declare fiber is an acceptable use of MVPD earth station operator relocation funds and that MVPD earth station operators should be able to access these funds in advance of incurring their costs. It estimated the cost of using fiber to receive video programming over the next decade would be comparable to the cost of being repacked into a smaller portion of the C band -- $3.7 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.