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700MHz Auction: Has the FCC Fulfilled its Congressional Mandate?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on February 11, 2008 - 12:06pm
Last updated: February 25, 2008 - 5:58pm
Last updated: February 25, 2008 - 5:58pm
Feb 13 2008 - 12:00pm - Feb 13 2008 - 1:30pm
700 MHz AUCTION: HAS THE FCC FULFILLED ITS CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE?
Date: Feb. 13, 2008
Time: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: SD-G11 Dirksen SOB
*Lunch will be served
Panelists:
Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation
Blair Levin, Stifel Nicholaus
Chris Libertelli, Skype
Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge
This January, the FCC began the process of auctioning off a slice of highly valuable television spectrum (the “700 MHz band”) as required by Congress. If used right, the 700 band could change fundamentally the way Americans use the Internet. (click here for more information).
Space is limited. To register, please visit: https://secure2.convio.net/free/site/SPageNavigator/Congress/700mhz