Doug Lung found the following in the FCC’s FY 2012 budget proposal, seemingly aimed at television broadcasters that do not “voluntarily” give up spectrum for wireless broadband:
…the Administration proposes to provide the FCC with new authority to use other economic mechanisms, such as fees, as a spectrum management tool. FCC would be authorized to set user fees on unauctioned spectrum licenses and could be used in instances where incentive auctions are not appropriate. …
Link: TV Technology. --Dennis
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