Bill allocates D block of spectrum to interoperable communications network
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/6/2011 10:43:59 AM
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) wants to mark up his spectrum auction/first responder bill by the end of this month (once source suggests May 25 could be the markup date).
An aide to Rockefeller would not comment on the date, but said: "The goal is to markup the bill by the Memorial Day recess," which begins May 27. A mark-up is when a bill is amended, if necessary, and voted on by the committee.
The Rockefeller bill would allocate the D block of spectrum--recovered from broadcasters in the DTV transition--to an interoperable broadband communications network. ...
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