Workshop On Issues Surrounding the Reassignment of TV Stations After the Incentive Auction (updated w/agenda)
Workshop On Issues Surrounding the Reassignment of TV Stations After the Incentive Auction
Federal Communications Commission
September 30, 2013
10:00 a.m.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-1874A1.pdf
In the workshop, panelists will discuss: 1) the categories of reimbursable costs broadcasters might incur as a result of the repacking; and 2) how broadcasters can coordinate among themselves to mitigate costs and ensure the most efficient transition to new frequencies.
Agenda
10:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks – Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn Commissioner Ajit Pai
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Panel 1: Categories of Reimbursable Costs Incurred by Broadcasters
- Moderator, Rebecca Hanson, Senior Advisor, Broadcast Spectrum, FCC Media Bureau
- Joe Davis, President, Chesapeake RF Consultants
- Jane Mago, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters
- Peter Starke, Vice President, Broadcast, American Tower
- Joe Zuba, National Sales Manager, Dielectric
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Strategies to Promote Transition Coordination and Cost Mitigation Among Broadcasters
- Moderator, Bill Lake, Chief, FCC Media Bureau
- Mark Aitken, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group
- David Donovan, President, New York State Broadcasters Association
- Erin Dozier, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters
- Robert Kelly, Partner, Squire Sanders
- Lonna Thompson, Executive Vice President, Association of Public Television Stations