FCC Counters Lawmakers, Says It's Already Active on Repack Process Consumer Education
The FCC Incentive Auction Task Force is “active on consumer education outreach” on the broadcast incentive auction repacking process, a spokesperson said. House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Mike Doyle, D-Pa., was among lawmakers who criticized the FCC Tuesday for not…
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beginning a $50 million program funded via the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (Ray Baum's) Act FCC reauthorization and spectrum statute to educate consumers. IATF Chair Jean Kiddoo “recently conducted 31 radio interviews across 61 media markets nationwide, educating consumers about the transition and how to navigate it,” the FCC spokesperson said. “The FCC also recently launched a new landing page ... with information for consumers about what to watch for during the transition, including how to rescan their TVs if they watch over-the-air television.” IATF “has been closely monitoring the repack and its impact on consumers and is pleased with how things are going so far,” the FCC spokesperson said. “And as the transition proceeds and as circumstances warrant, the Task Force will be rolling out additional consumer education initiatives, including a special call center for consumers.”