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"First, it's announced its plans for moving forward with the broadcast incentive auctions. If successful, these auctions could free up spectrum that is currently being underused. While broadcasting remains important for some communities, some broadcast signals are primarily watched only as re-carried by pay TV systems. It makes little sense to waste spectrum on unwatched signals, and the incentive auction approach strikes an appropriate balance by allowing some broadcasters to 'cash out' while putting their spectrum to better use. The Commission should be commended for recognizing that unlicensed, as well as licensed, uses of spectrum are essential for promoting wireless broadband use. Unlicensed, cheap WiFi hotspots in homes, business, and coffee shops have been as important as billion-dollar cellular buildouts in promoting mobile access.
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