New Look at C-Band MVPD Earth Station Lump Sums Needed, ACA Says
The FCC is proposing lump sum payments to C-band MVPD earth station operators that could cover as little as 7% of the expected average relocation costs, and that "unjustifiably inadequate" amount undermines the whole point of the lump sums letting…
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MVPDs do the transition on their own instead of involving C-band satellite operators, said ACA Connects. Its docket 18-122 posting Tuesday was on a conversation including ACA President Matt Polka, ACA Chairman and Boycom Vision President Patricia Jo Boyers and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. ACA said the FCC proposal that the lump sum amount would differ depending on the number and type of antennas and tech upgrades needed at each earth station, and that some relocation costs would be reviewed after the MVPD earth station operators opt for the lump sum, goes against FCC design of the lump sum option as it requires declaration of a single, per-earth station lump sum amount to be available upfront. The association said the Wireless Bureau should seek comment on a proposed new lump sum amount for MVPD earth stations that's more consistent with the C-band order, and the bureau should disclose its assumptions and methodologies underlying its revised lump sum proposal. That wouldn't delay the transition because MVPD earth stations are a minority of those that will need transitioning, it said.