TIA Concerned About Incentive Auction Delay

The Telecommunications Industry Association expressed official concern about the FCC’s announcement Friday that the earliest possible date for the TV incentive auction is early 2016 (see 1410240048). “Deployment of this spectrum is essential to keeping pace with exploding consumer demand for mobile broadband, and this spectrum is a key part of the FCC's plan to address the looming spectrum crunch,” TIA said Monday. The group said it's “unfortunate” that progress has been slowed by legal challenges to the auction order.