OGC Preparing Response to FCBA Anti-Collusion Letter

FCBA officials have been told the FCC is preparing a response to the bar association's letter on the commission's incentive auction anti-collusion rules, Wiley Rein broadcast attorney Kathleen Kirby said Tuesday at an FCBA lunch. The response is being prepared by the Office of General Counsel, she said. In the FCBA letter on the rules (see 1505180056), the association said the rules let broadcast attorneys represent multiple licensees in the auction. If attorneys can't represent multiple licensees, there likely are not enough attorneys to go around, FCBA said. Broadcast attorneys have told us a response to the FCBA letter wasn't expected unless the commission disagreed with the association's stance. The OGC didn't comment.