NAB repeated its stance on the retransmission consent...
NAB repeated its stance on the retransmission consent model, broadcast ownership rules and the upcoming broadcast spectrum incentive auctions, during a meeting with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, his staff, Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake and Gary Epstein of the Incentive…
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Auction Task Force. The FCC lacks statutory authority to compel broadcasters to permit pay-TV operators to resell over-the-air broadcast signals to subscribers, NAB said in an ex parte filing in dockets 09-182, 10-71 and 13-249 (http://bit.ly/1dthmZj). On the incentive auctions, NAB offered to meet with FCC staff “to test and refine repacking scenarios that will achieve the statutory goal of preserving broadcast coverage areas while successfully recovering spectrum for wireless broadband service,” it said. NAB urged the FCC to take a realistic look at its ownership restrictions in the current media market. The record before the FCC “contains many examples of joint sales and shared services arrangements among broadcasters that have produced clear public benefits,” it said.