We also make an annual trip to Congress with our membership. We will use this page to provide updates on any pertinent legislative issue. Spectrum Fees Stripped from Federal Budget House and Seante leaders agreed on a final federal budget blueprint last week, and it does not include new television spectrum fees, which had been proposed earlier by the Bush Administration. The agreement makes it less likely that any legislation to impose spectrum fees on broadcasters will be considered this year. The budget does accept the Administration's proposed change of spectrum auction dates.
Separate legislation is required to change the current statutory auction dates.
Both the Senate and House passed separate budget versions, which were reconciled by the new conference agreement. Both houses will vote on the conference report sometime this week. You will get the actual survey next January, 2002. There is also an online tracking system being made available and we will let you know as soon as that becomes available.