No Surprise That Incentive Auction Would Continue Into FY 2017, Padden Says

Preston Padden, former executive director of the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition, dismissed the idea that it’s any surprise that the broadcast TV incentive auction could extend into FY 2017. “The FCC fiscal year begins October 1,” Padden said in a statement Wednesday, responding to comments from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler before Senate appropriators the previous day (see 1604050062). “It is not surprising that the Incentive Auction still could be in progress.”