Media Bureau Seeks Comment on Repacking Reimbursement Updates
The FCC Media Bureau is seeking comment on updates to the catalog of reimbursable expenses that broadcasters and pay-TV carriers will use to apply for repayment of costs from the post-incentive auction repacking, it said in a public notice Thursday.…
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The proposed changes include increases in baseline for some expenses, the addition of new categories of expenses, and removal of some categories, the PN said. The bureau is also seeking comment on the methodology to update the catalog’s costs as prices in the market shift. “To ensure that the baseline costs remain current throughout the reimbursement period, it will be necessary to periodically adjust them to reflect the natural changes in the economy that affect pricing due to technological advancements,” the PN said. The bureau is tentatively proposing to update the costs once a year based on the Producer Price Indexes calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Comments are due Nov. 14, replies Nov. 29. The incentive auction is heading into stage 2 for the forward portion (see 1610130038).