Article: Brattle Group Principals Estimate That an FCC Auction of TV 'White Space' Would Generate Between $9.9 and $24.4 Billion.

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, Coleman Bazelon and Dorothy Robyn, principals of The Brattle Group, estimated that an auction of TV "white space" spectrum could generate anywhere from $9.9 billion to $24.4 billion in revenue. The white space refers to the unused portions of the TV band that will become available after next year's digital TV transition. This spectrum is particularly desirable because it is useful for mobile broadband services. Similarly desirable frequencies recently sold by the FCC in the 700 MHz band generated $19 billion.

The comments, also authored by telecommunications ...

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