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For immediate release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF RAY BAUM’S ACT OF 2018  
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2018. – “I applaud the House passage of the Repack 
Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018.  Thanks 
to the leadership of Representatives Walden and Pallone and Senators Thune and 
Nelson, this package represents a bipartisan, bicameral compromise that both makes 
good on a promise to broadcasters to hold harmless full power television and radio 
broadcasters in the incentive auction and puts the country on an important path towards 
leadership in 5G. 
Specifically, by including both MOBILE NOW and the Spectrum Deposits Act in 
today’s compromise, it provides an important technical fix and lays important 
groundwork for the FCC to proceed with key spectrum auctions.  Once this becomes 
law there are several large-scale spectrum auctions for mid-band and millimeter wave 
spectrum – especially the upper 37 GHz (37.6-38.6 GHz) – that the Commission needs 
to conduct in the very near future.
Finally, while the final compromise omitted key FCC process reform, I expect this 
issue to be revisited in Congress or through our own initiative and look forward to 
improving the transparency and functionality of the Commission.”
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Office of Commissioner Mike O’Rielly: (202) 418-2300
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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).