1.   Broadcasters see McCain as the most consistently vocal proponent of auctioning the spectrum.

2.   Is auctioning the spectrum now part of the budget negotiation with the president?

3.   McCain and others in Congress have backed auctioning the spectrum that broadcasters will need for the transition to digital.

4.   The commission is seeking to institute a uniform method for auctioning spectrum, to prevent the uneven distribution of payments from one country to another, he said.

5.   The FCC is now authorized to recoup windfalls for the taxpayers by auctioning the spectrum to the highest bidders.