FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION June 12,2012 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Kay R. Hagan United States Senate 521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D. . 20510 Dear Senator I-lagan: Thank) ou for your leller regarding pending rulemaking petitions from TV stations seeking to change their channel allocations from digital VIIF to UIIF. Your views arc very important and will be included in the record of the proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Congress placed a high priority on successful implementation of the incentive auction authorized by Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Reliefand Job Creation Act of2012. Commission staff is hard at work planning for prospective repacking to maximize the value of spectrum freed up for flexible use. The flexibility that Congress accorded the Commission in addressing pending reallocation petitions is critical to the comprehen ive assessment that must be accomplished as part of incentive auction planning. I want to assure you that the Commi sion will consider the pending petitions carefully as it continues its work to implement the incentive auction provisions of Title VI. I appreciate your interest in this maller. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. .Julius Genachowski 445 12TH STREETS.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION June 11.2012 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Saxby Chambliss United tates Senate 416 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Scnator Chambliss: Thank you for your leller regarding pending rulcmaking petitions from TV stations seeking to change their channel allocations from digital VHF to UHF. Your views are very important and will be included in the record of the proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Congress placed a high priority on successful implemcntation of the incentive auctions authorized by Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Reliefand Job Creation Act of2012. Commission staff is hard at work planning (or prospective repacking to maximize the value of spectrum freed up (or flexiblc usc. The flexibility that Congress accorded the Commi sion in addressing pending reallocation pctitions is critical to the comprehensivc assessment that must be accomplished as part of incentive auction planning. I want to assure you that the Commission will consider thc pending petitions carefully as it continues its work to implement the incentive auction provisions of Title VI. I appreciatc your interest in this maller. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. • Julius Genachowski 445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION June 12,2012 I...!ULlUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Lindsey Graham United Statcs Senate 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear enator Graham: Thank you for your letter regarding pending rulemaking petitions from TV stations seeking to change their channel allocations from digital VHf' to UHF. Your views are very important and will be included inthc record of the proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. Congrcss placed a high priority on successful implemcntation of the incentive auctions authorizcd by Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Reliefand Job Creation Act of2012. Commission staff is hard at work planning (or prospective repacking to maximize the value of spectrum freed up (or flexiblc usc. The Ilexibility that ongress accorded the Commission in addressing pcnding reallocation petitions is critical to the comprehensive assessment that must be accomplished a' part of inccntive auction planning. I \\antto as ure you that the Commission will consider the pending pctitions carefully as it continues its work to implemcnt the incentive auction provisions of Title VI. I apprcciatc your interest in this mattcr. Please let me know if I can be of any furthcr assistance. Sinccrely, • Julius Genacho\Vski 445 12TH STREETS.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000