NAB, MSTV: We'll Work With FCC on Reclamation

In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, executives from the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television thanked the FCC for holding an engineering forum last week on how to reclaim spectrum for wireless broadband. They said broadcasters are willing to work with the FCC on achieving the goal of ensuring access to broadband. But the bottom line of the letter was to emphasize the value not only to broadcasters but consumers and the government of letting broadcasters build out their spectrum with new services, including mobile video. "Collectively, untold billions of dollars were invested by broadcasters, government and consumers to ensure America's leadership edge in digital and high definition television, and the fruits of those investments are just beginning to be realized," the two trade groups said.