NAB, and many broadcast equipment
suppliers and engineers, say the FCC’s 39-month schedule for the
television repack is too aggressive. The proposed schedule doesn’t fully
take into account logistical and technical challenges broadcasters and
suppliers will face, says NAB in comments to the agency; the trade lobby
urges the Commission to re-think the deadline.
On top of all this, wireless
companies are inflating how urgently they need new spectrum and are
dragging out the auction, according to NAB.
Many of the Commission’s proposals
for the television repack “are reasonable steps towards planning an
efficient transition,” notes NAB. However a software-driven approach to
categorize and assign stations to different phases is “unlikely” to
produce a workable and efficient plan in practice, according to the
broadcast trade lobby. Continue Reading
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