Broadcasters Ponder FCC Spectrum Reclamation
Broadcasting & Cable, October 22, 2009
By John Eggerton
A source confirms that broadcasters at a recent NAB board meeting in Dallas discussed the possibility of turning much of their digital spectrum back in to the government in exchange for a cut of the proceeds when that spectrum was reauctioned for wireless broadband. "There was not much support for the idea," said the source.
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