NAB Statement on Close of Reverse Auction Portion of Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.– In response to the end of the reverse auction portion of the FCC’s efforts to auction 126 MHz of broadcast spectrum to wireless carriers through the incentive auction, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:

“Broadcasters have done our part; now it’s up to the wireless industry to demonstrate the demand is there for low-band TV spectrum.”

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