Dingell Final Spectrum Auction Data From FCC

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Jun 23, 2011 8:00 AM, By Michael Grotticelli

Putting himself in the center of a distracted discuss on the auction of announce spectrum, Rep. John Dingell, D-MI, a comparison Democrat congressman and associate of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has cut to the chase. He has acted a array of send questions to the FCC, inclusive asking how many Americans will remove giveaway over-the-air radio observation if the supervision auctions 40 percent of the announce spectrum.

Dingell presented his concerns to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in a open letter. All of the questions concentration on the FCC's skeleton to auction off up to 120MHz of radio spectrum for broadband use.

Dingell mentioned he wants access to the FCC's Allotment Optimization Model (AOM), that has been used by the assignment to establish assorted parameters involving the spectrum auction.

"I comprehend that the assignment has created an Allotment Optimization Model that has been used to scrutinize assorted scenarios for inducement auctions, inclusive spectrum reclamation and repacking," Dingell wrote in the e-mail antiquated June 17. "I agree to that these are inquisitive scenarios and might change from results in reality, given likely hire appearance might not counterpart real behavior. Nevertheless, this review would be as willing to help to the Congress as it has been to the assignment in bargain the implications and promising consequences of spectrum reclamation."

Dingell asked Genachowski when the model would be at large existing to third parties, quite the with an in fascination in the auctions. He then went on to stance other questions about the auction.

The congressman wants to know the "the broad implications and impact" of reclaiming the spectrum and an review of redesigning 90MHz, 60MHz and 30MHz. How many stations, he asked, will have to share 6 MHz channels? How many stations in the Northeast corridor, the Great Lakes limit zone and in the San Francisco/Los Angeles area would have to share spectrum or go off the air?

Dingell wants to know how many full-power Class A and low-power stations are enclosed in the FCC's count? How many stations would have to pierce to a new duct beneath a "repacking" scenario? How many stations would be changed from UHF to VHF?

Dingell wants answers to all of the questions by June 27.