TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Workshop
Federal Communications Commission
June 25, 2012
2pm
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0601/DOC-...
The focus of this workshop will be the design of the Federal Communications Commission’s program to reimburse the costs that some broadcasters are likely to incur as a result of channel reassignments in connection with the repacking authorized by the 2012 Spectrum Act.
The Act established a $1.75 billion TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund from which the Commission is to reimburse those costs when the broadcast spectrum is repacked following the FCC’s first incentive auction. Panelists will discuss the categories of costs that they believe the FCC should consider when designing the program. They will also discuss possible models and lessons learned from similar programs that paid the relocation expenses of spectrum incumbents that were assigned new frequencies.
The workshop will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the FCC’s headquarters in Washington, DC. It is free and open to the public, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. The session will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/live.
Questions from the Internet audience can be submitted via email to incentiveauctions@fcc.gov and via Twitter using the hashtag, #fcclive.
Panelists
- Jay Adrick, Vice President, Broadcast Technology, Harris Corporation
- Brett Haan, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
- Jane Mago, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, NAB
- Patricia Tikkala, Vice President, Spectrum, Sprint Nextel Corporation
Agenda
2:00 – 2:10 Welcoming Remarks and Overview, Bill Lake, Chief, Media Bureau
2:10 – 3:15 Panel Discussion, Rebecca Hanson, Media Bureau, moderator
3:15 – 3:30 Questions
3:30 Adjournment