The incentive auction could reduce the number of...
The incentive auction could reduce the number of minorities and women who own broadcast licenses, said the National Hispanic Media Coalition in an ex parte filing released Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1cFrVtB). Minorities and women could relinquish ownership because of pressure to participate…
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in the auction or to sell to companies speculating on spectrum, said NHMC. The FCC should release a report after the auction studying its impact on those groups, said NHMC. The commission should also fund studies on the impacts of ownership rule changes on minorities and women, and fully fund the “critical information needs” studies, said NHMC. “Strong media ownership rules are an effective, race-neutral way to provide greater opportunity for people of color and women to own broadcast outlets,” said the ex parte. NHMC also said the Lifeline program should be extended to stand-alone broadband service and that “Lifeline savings” shouldn’t be used to increase the cap on the E-rate program, the ex parte filing said.