The Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition asked the...

The Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition asked the FCC to provide as much information as possible about how the commission will establish offers to broadcasters on the upcoming broadcast spectrum incentive auctions. A coalition member said that, due to the mistrust created by efforts “to limit payments to broadcast participants, she is less inclined to participate in the auction today than she was a year ago,” EOBC said in an ex parte filing posted Monday to docket 12-268 (http://bit.ly/1hIZ5xy). The coalition urged the commission to “disavow any explicit use of scoring in the auction, or, if the commission insists on any further ’scoring’, to base it solely on demonstrated interference or preclusion factors,” it said. The coalition also urged the FCC to establish prices that are sufficient to incentivize participation and establish a market for broadcast spectrum, it said. The filing pertains to meetings last week with commissioners Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel and staff from the FCC Incentive Auction Task Force.