Broadcast Incentive Auction Post-Auction Transition 2017-2021 Jean L. Kiddoo Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force January 13, 2021 Post-Auction Transition Plan " Closing of incentive auction in April 2017 commenced intensive 39-month post- auction transition to clear and deliver the new 600 MHz band to the winning wireless auction licensees " In early 2017, we announced 10-phase transition roadmap from November 2018 to July 2020 and gave 987 stations to be repacked advance notice of new channels " Granted 50 wireless applications totaling 2,775 licenses and representing $19.3 billion in net winning bids " In March 2018, legislation doubled the number of entities in the reimbursement program by adding LPTV/translator and FM stations and provided funding to enable expanded consumer outreach " Dedicated staff from Bureaus and Offices across the Commission, together with industry stakeholders, rose to the challenge: the spectrum was delivered on time and reimbursements of the costs to all eligible TV and FM stations and MVPDs are well underway 2 Incentive Auction Teamwork Incentive Auction Task Force Office of Managing Media Bureau Director Wireless Office of Media Telecommunications Bureau Relations Consumer & Office of Governmental Engineering & Affairs Bureau Technology 3 2017-2021: A Few Transition Milestones Congress expanded reimbursement, provided Announced 10-Phase Consumer Education Transition Schedule funding for 987 repack Over 850 Granted wireless stations By March 2019, Phase 1 Completion Date waivers, STAs licenses enabling completed full rulemaking Phases 2-10 followed until and other Advance notice to $10.5 billion and new cost catalog, call transition relief stations of new payment to 175 TV center, expanded Phase 10 completed on channel assignments winners July 13, 2020 Over $1.43 outreach billion Over $2.19 reimbursement billion verified January 27, November 30, payments to estimates July 2017 March 2018 date 2017 2018 Ongoing reimbursements: 957 repack, 873 LPTV/translator, 89 FM stations, and 181 MVPDs July-October June 2018  All 84 MHz All but 41 April 13, 2017 2017 cleared for new (4.15%) repack January 2019 wireless stations on final AUCTION CLOSED Issued 987 repack Reviewed over 2100 broadband facilities 84 MHz cleared construction permits displaced LPTV and TV $19.8 B gross revenues Reviewed over $2 B initial translator applications Over 90,000 cost estimates and issued Completed settlement invoices $10.5 B in payments to processed 175 winning TV stations first allocation to enable process for mutually reimbursements to begin exclusive applications 50 winning wireless bidders, 2,776 licenses 4 Targeted Consumer Rescan Education " Over 6.4 million clicks on Internet search, display ads, social media, and other online outreach " Over 7.1 million audience Dedicated Rescan on 190 radio interviews " Over 5.6 million FCC Call Center website hits " Over 9.5 million " Rescan Video circulation on print ad " English & Spanish placements " Updated Interactive " 7 days/week, 8 am-1 am Coverage Maps " Over 1.5 million (eastern) impressions on FCC " Over 7500 CGB social media " Over 116,000 calls Community Leader handled Toolkits Earned and Paid FCC Rescan Media Outreach Landing Page 5 Thank You " Media Bureau " Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau " Wireless Telecommunications Bureau " Office of Engineering and Technology " Office of Managing Director, especially Financial Operations and Contracting Offices " Office of Media Relations " And thousands of others at TV stations, wireless carriers, tower companies, broadcast engineering and law firm consultants, and our fund administrator, call center, and public relations contractors 6