Digital deal diminishes auction opposition; McCain still likely to raise issue at Senate Commerce.(auction of digital TV channels)(US Senator John McCain)

Broadcasting & Cable, December, 1996 by Fleming, Heather

McCain still likely to raise issue at Senate Commerce Broadcasters may be forced into another battle on Capitol Hill next year over digital TV spectrum auctions, but at least they'll face less opposition. As part of last week's agreement on a digital TV standard, the computer industry agreed not to support efforts in Congress for auctioning the spectrum allocated for digital TV.

Computer companies were not a driving force in the auction debate in the last Congress, but they were always a threat. With Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.)--a digital TV spectrum-auction proponent--poised to chair the Senate Commerce Committee next year, one less opponent is good news for broadcasters. But McCain says he will not give up his battle to auction the digital...

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