House Commerce Committee Democrats Say Shutdown Threatens To Delay First Spectrum Auction

Democratic Members of the House Commerce Committee warned Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) that the Federal Communication Commission’s January 2014 spectrum auction may have to be postponed due to the shutdown. Committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA) et al, in urging the Speaker to allow a vote on a clean bill to reopen the government, warned of the impact on that auction, which, like the broadcast incentive auction, is meant to help fund a first responder communications network.