Congress Protects Viewers in Spectrum Legislation
February 27, 2012 at 3:51 pm 2 comments
Recently, Congress voted on legislation extending the payroll tax cut, which included language authorizing a voluntary spectrum incentive auction. Viewers and broadcasters alike should be pleased with the outcome of this legislation that contains vital viewer protections, ensuring local over-the-air TV stations have the ability to innovate and provide viewers like you with the news, emergency information, sports and entertainment you expect and deserve. This result is due in large part to the advocacy of viewers who took action on this website to make their voices heard in the halls of Congress.
This is a great accomplishment, but our work is not finished. It is now up to the Federal Communications Commission to implement the legislation and conduct a spectrum incentive auction. We will continue working with Congress and the FCC to ensure that free and local TV is able to operate and innovate in a marketplace free of unnecessary regulation, preserving local television’s ability to provide viewers with the great services you currently receive and those on the horizon.
Continue visiting our website and blog for more information on how you can help to ensure an even brighter future for free, local television. And don’t forget to connect with us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay updated on the future of TV.
Together, we are securing a vibrant and robust future for free, local over-the-air TV.
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Nancy a messina | March 26, 2012 at 10:26 am
We must continue to make our voices heard in congress so that we can win each of these battles for our freedoms,
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Gail Small | March 28, 2012 at 6:12 pm
I agree totally. We shall embark on this journey.