The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council told Commissioner...

The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council told Commissioner Mike O'Rielly and other FCC officials in a series of meetings at the agency that flexibility is key as the agency revises its designated entity rules in time for the TV incentive auction. There are many different types of DEs, each with unique financial arrangements, strategies and objectives, MMTC officials said, according to an ex parte filing in docket 05-211 posted by the agency Wednesday. “To have an effective DE program, the rules must be written to maximize flexibility -- the ability for DEs to adapt to market conditions and new technology -- and be designed to increase access to capital,” MMTC said (http://bit.ly/VkqFcr). “For example, a DE might want to work with an established retail outlet to help them establish a telecommunications arm.”