1.   And look for broadcasters to resist any public interest obligations tied to the new digital licenses.

2.   As a solution, President Clinton has proposed free television for political candidates as a condition for broadcasters getting lucrative new digital broadcast licenses from the federal government.

3.   A better idea is to auction digital licenses to whoever can make good use of the spectrum, whether they be broadcasters, computer or paging companies.

4.   Broadcast industry executives and public interest advocates began the arduous task today of deciding what new responsibilities broadcasters should carry in exchange for their new digital TV licenses.

5.   Congress need only look to Britain for a model by which digital licenses can be auctioned without wounding the broadcasters.

6.   Gore said the FCC should go ahead and issue digital licenses to broadcasters so that they could begin to build this new business.

7.   He is pushing broadcasters to accept specific public interest responsibilities, such as free air time for federal candidates, in exchange for their digital TV licenses.

8.   He plans to send a letter today telling the FCC broadcasters should pay for digital licenses, congressional staffers said.

9.   He wants broadcasters to accept specific public interest responsibilities, such as free air time for federal candidates, in exchange for their new digital TV licenses.

10.   It also would codify the rest of the digital license rules.