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NAB’s Smith To FCC: Slow Down On Auction

The Hill | by TVNewsCheck

With the success of the AWS-3 spectrum auction — bids have now climbed past $43.5 billion — NAB President Gordon Smith says the FCC can afford to take a more measured approach to the auction and the repacking of the TV band. “The FCC has a chance to step back and recognize that a successful TV auction is within reach.”