Spectrum Exchange Comments on 746–764 and 776–794 MHz Bands FCC 00–224 August 16, 2000 Page 1 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 ) WT Docket No. 99-168 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the ) Commission’s Rules ) ) Carriage of the Transmissions of Digital ) CS Docket No. 98-120 Television Broadcast Stations ) ) Review of the Commission’s Rules and ) MM Docket No. 00-83 Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital ) Television ) To: The Commission COMMENTS OF SPECTRUM EXCHANGE GROUP, LLC Spectrum Exchange Group, LLC (“Spectrum Exchange”) hereby submits these comments in the above-captioned proceeding. Spectrum Exchange presents an outline of a voluntary secondary auction that it plans to run with Allen & Company Incorporated (“Allen”), and otherwise discusses issues on 1which the FCC sought comment in its recent Further NPRM. FCC actions along the lines suggested in the Further NPRM will both facilitate the voluntary clearing of the 700 MHz band and accelerate the transition to DTV, doubly serving the public interest. 1 Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 00–224, WT Docket No. 99–168, CS Docket No. 98–120, MM Docket No. 00–83 (rel. June 30, 2000). Spectrum Exchange Comments on 746–764 and 776–794 MHz ...