Padden's Auction Fight May Be Yours, Too

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[Commentary] As head of the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition, Preston Padden is working to ensure that all station owners who want to sell their spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission incentive auction get the highest price possible. While I still believe it's a mistake for strong, news-producing TV stations to sell their spectrum, there are plenty of broadcasters who should be thinking about taking the auction exit. And if they are thinking about it, they should also be thinking about joining Padden's fight for a broadcast-friendly auction. Padden can talk at great length about how broadcasters could get shortchanged, and what needs to be done to prevent it. Just ask those FCC officials with whom he met this week. And he could certainly use some help.


Padden's Auction Fight May Be Yours, Too