Media Contact: 
Charlie Meisch, (202) 418-2943
charles.meisch@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN AJIT PAI 
ON FOSTERING AN ORDERLY POST-AUCTION TRANSITION
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2017 – Today, we are taking an important step to facilitate a rapid 
and orderly repack of television broadcast stations following the close of the incentive 
auction. Specifically, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is waiving the rules prohibiting 
communication between parties of any incentive auction applicant’s reverse auction bids or 
bidding strategies. Broadcasters have asked for this waiver in order to make it easier for 
television stations to engage in planning and coordination for the post-auction transition. I look 
forward to working with broadcasters and wireless carriers going forward on further steps to 
ensure a smooth post-auction transition.  
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Office of Chairman Ajit Pai: (202) 418-2000
Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC
www.fcc.gov/leadership/ajit-pai
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order 
constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC, 515 F.2d 385 (D.C. Cir. 1974).