 While this method raises billions of dollars for the government, there is concern that smaller companies may be priced out of the market and therefore rendered unable to compete with large firms.This would reduce the number of points of view in the communications industry, which would violate one of the principles of the FCC, to protect the public interest.To help mitigate this concern, the FCC often sets aside a portion of the spectrum being auctioned so that it can only be bid on by smaller industry players.