They already auctioned off everything from channels 52 to 83 for mobile and public safety use. Now they want more. Pretty soon there won't be any OTA television left.
http://cea.aristotle.com/Shared%20Do...&ind_guid=null
"CTIA – The Wireless Association® (“CTIA”) and the Consumer Electronics Association (“CEA”) are united in support of the National Broadband Plan’s recommendations to reallocate spectrum from broadcast television services for mobile broadband services and, with this White Paper, seek to advance the discussion and implementation of this vital effort through facts, not
speculation.
This White Paper estimates the auction revenues and costs associated with a voluntary incentive auction of television broadcast spectrum and a repacking of broadcast stations from channels 2-51 to 2-30."
"Remaining broadcast facilities operating on TV channels 31-51 would need to be relocated to the new core channels at TV channels 7-30 (repacked). Based on NTIA data, CTIA and CEA estimate repacking would cost approximately $565 million."