1.   And at a time of severe federal budget constraints, Republican and Democratic lawmakers both have seized on spectrum auctions as a means to raise cash.

2.   Compared with other wireless spectrum auctions abroad, the price paid by Verizon has struck analysts as unusually high.

3.   Hundt has not endorsed any proposal, although he has said in the past that installment payments should be eliminated for these and future spectrum auctions.

4.   Hundt is not endorsing either of the proposals, although he says installment payments should be eliminated for the C-block and for future spectrum auctions.

5.   House and Senate budgeteers have been trying to close any gap in the balanced-budget agreement through airwave spectrum auctions.

6.   Hundt has not endorsed any proposal, although he has said in the past that installment payments should be eliminated for the C Block and for future spectrum auctions.

7.   In addition, the House Commerce Committee agreed to allow companies or individuals who own a newspaper in a given market to bid for the analog TV spectrum auction.

8.   In addition, the panel agreed to allow companies or individuals who own a newspaper in a given market to participate in the analog TV spectrum auction.

9.   Many subcommittee members criticize the budget agreement for dictating spectrum auctions just to raise revenue without first taking into consideration the telecommunications policy ramifications.

10.   Many subcommittee members criticized the budget agreement for dictating spectrum auctions just to raise revenue without first taking into consideration telecommunications policy.