FCC Releases Incentive Auction Application Instructions, Online Tutorial
The FCC released instructions for filing the short-form application for TV stations to participate in the reverse auction, and an online tutorial on the pre-auction process, in a public notice Thursday. To sign up for the reverse auction, applicants use…
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their FCC registration numbers and the commission's auctions system. The application filing window begins at noon EST Dec. 8, and runs through Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. Although stations can back out of the auction after that window closes, they can't participate unless they file an application during that window. The applications asks for information about authorized bidders, the manner in which the station is relinquishing its spectrum, and for channel sharing information, the PN said. The process and options of the form are also explained in the online pre-auction tutorial, which takes the form of a narrated slide show illustrating and explaining the information required in the buildup to the March 29 auction start. “The FCC will allow you to make as many changes as you’d like to an application during the filing window, and will not consider information in your application until you click the CERTIFY and SUBMIT button,” said Pillsbury Winthrop attorney Jessica Nyman in a blog post. “You can even withdraw a previously submitted application up until the close of the filing window. So while you should strive to get it right the first time, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”