TV Repack a Big Job, But Going Well, Carr Tells NATE

Climbing a broadcast TV tower gave him a better appreciation for the big job involved in the repack required by the TV incentive auction, Commissioner Brendan Carr said in an interview in the National Association of Tower Erectors’ magazine. Carr is pleased with the progress. “This is not the type of work where you’re putting up a small cell or taking down a small cell,” he said. “Getting out there to really see the size and the scope of these broadcast facilities gives you a much better appreciation for the work that’s going on in the repack.” The FCC’s top priority for 5G “is making sure that every community in the country from Thompson, North Dakota, and throughout rural America has a fair shot at next-generation connectivity,” Carr said. “It will not be a success in terms of 5G deployed if we see it only in the bigger cities like New York or San Jose.”