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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  ROBERT  M.  MCDOWELL 
 Re:  Annual  Assessment  of  the  Status  of  Competition  in  the  Market  for  the  Delivery  of  Video  Programming,  MB  Docket  No.  06-  189,  Notice  of  Inquiry 


 I  am  pleased  to  support  this  Notice,  which  posits  a  comprehensive  set  of  questions  about  the  state  of  competition  in  the  market  for  the  delivery  of  video  programming.  The 
 data,  analyses  and  comments  sought  by  the  Notice  will  inform  our  policy  determinations  in  the  media  sector  and  in  several  other  areas,  as  emerging  technologies  continue  to 
 develop  and  new  entrants  from  related  industries  continue  to  offer  new  video  services  to  consumers.  Last  year’s  report  found  that  strong  competition  in  the  MVPD  market 
 provided  consumers  with  the  benefits  of  greater  choice  in  providers,  better  picture  quality  and  technological  innovations  that  enable  more  control  over  when  and  how  they  receive 
 video  programming  and  information.  But,  of  course,  there  is  plenty  of  room  for  more  competition  in  this  sector.  I  look  forward  to  the  results  of  this  year’s  inquiry  and  thank 
 the  Media  Bureau  for  their  work  on  this  Notice. 
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