Antenna Maker ERI Supports Early Repacking for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands Stations
The FCC should allow stations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that requested permission to transition early to their new post-incentive auction channels (see 1712010052) to do so, said antenna manufacturer Electronics Research Inc. (ERI) in a letter…
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posted Wednesday in docket 16-306. Allowing the stations to transition in “phase zero” of the repacking rather than their assigned Phase 3 would be “a very reasonable course” that would “save the individual stations the considerable expense of reconstructing their pre-auction facilities, which would be used for only a very brief period,” and minimize re-scanning for consumers, ERI said. It's prepared for the increase in demand the early transition would cause, and it won’t affect the company’s ability to meet other repacking demands.