Order on Incentive Auction Recon Petitions Approved by FCC
The FCC approved on circulation an order that rejects nearly all requests for reconsideration on the service rules for the TV incentive auction. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated the order last month (see 1505060069) and putting it on the agenda…
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was seen as an effort to force all commissioners to vote the item (see 1506120050). The incentive auction came up during the news conference after the FCC meeting. Wheeler largely sidestepped a question on whether he also asked the commission to reject T-Mobile’s push for an increase in the amount of reserve spectrum set aside for competitive carriers. Industry officials said Wednesday that policy call is in an order set for a vote at the FCC’s July 16 meeting (see 1506170052). Wheeler conceded that additional lawsuits potentially could delay the start of the auction: “One of the realities of this job is that fact there’s always the potential for lawsuits.”