Greenmail Rule Uncertainty Could Slow C-Band Transition: NCTA

A challenger to a C-band satellite operator's certification of accelerated relocation that then works out an agreement with the satcom operator shouldn't be barred by the FCC “greenmail rule” from accepting “reasonable consideration” to resolve those concerns, NCTA told the FCC Wireless Bureau in docket 21-320 Friday. NCTA asked for clarification of the bureau's public notice on an incremental reduction plan for accelerated C-band relocation payments (see 2108040060) and said uncertainty about the greenmail rule for payments to challengers in exchange for dropped challenges could undermine willingness to reach such agreements. That could slow the C-band transition, it said.