FCC Should Release Repack Tools, Says OTA
The FCC should release the software tools and data that it developed to assign channels and assign stations to repacking phases to make it easier to identify those stations that could make the repacking effort more difficult, said OTA Broadcasting…
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in informal comments filed in docket 12-268. “Free market forces also can be harnessed to simply eliminate some stations that present a bottleneck or that constitute part of a linked station set,” the company said. “These voluntary free market actions have the potential to both give winning carriers expedited access to their spectrum and afford broadcasters a longer period to construct their new facilities -- truly a win-win.”