FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14.2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Daniel Akaka
United States Senate
141 lIart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear enator Akaka:
Thank you for your letter supporting thc Commission's cfforts to rcquirc television
broadcaster to post their public files online - including their political files. Your letter will be
included in the record of the procceding.
Congress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations, including the public availability ora broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcastcrs' public files, including the
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabincts, but onlinc. This
requiremcnt not only promotes transparency and acccssibility. but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term eflicicncies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public file procedurcs in order to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this mailer. Plcase let mc kno\\' if I can hc of an) furthcr
ass) tance.
Sincerely.
Julius Genachowski
445 121>< 5TREETS.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14,2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Mark Begich
United States Senate
144 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Bcgich:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to POSt their public liles online - including their political files. Your letter will be
included in the record of the proceeding.
Congress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
publ ic interest obi igations. inel uding the publ ie avai labi Iity of a broadcast station's pol itieal fi Ie.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public files. including the
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabinets. but online. This
requirement not only promotes transparency and accessibility, but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term efficiencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public file procedures in order to
make this important information more acees ible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further
assistance.
Sincerely.
Julius Genachowski
445 121>< STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202'418-1000
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.J une 14. 20 12
,JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Michael Bennet
United States Senate
702 Hart enate Office Building
Wa hington. D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Bennet:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to post their public files online - including their political liles. Your letter will be
included in the record of the proceeding.
Congress has mandated through the ommunications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations, including the public availability ofa broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public liles, including the
politicalliles. be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical liling cabinets. but online. This
requirement not only promotes transparency and accessibility. but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term efliciencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public lile procedures in order to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your intere t in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further
assistance.
Sincerely.
.Julius Genachowski
445 12TH 5TREET5.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14.2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable AI Franken
United States Senate
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Franken:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to post their public files online - including their political files. Your ICltcr will be
included in the record of the proceeding.
Congress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations, including the public availability of a broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public files, including the
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabinets, but online. This
requirement not only promotes transparency and accessibility, but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term efficiencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public file procedures in order to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further
assistance.
Sincerely,
Julius Genachowski
445 r2lH STREETS.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14,2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Jeff Merkley
United States Senate
313 Hal1 Senate Office Building
Wa hington. D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Merkley:
Thank you for your leller supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to post their public files online - including their political files. Your ICller will be
included in the record of the proceeding.
ongress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations. including the public availability ofa broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public files, including the
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-aeeess physical filing cabinets. but online. This
requirement not only promotes transparency and accessibility. but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term efficiencies and cost savings [or broadcasters. I am pleased
that the ommission took this important action to modernize its public file procedures in order to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this maller. Please let me know if I can be of any further
assistance.
Sincerel y.
Julius Genacho\\ski
445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14,2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Jon Tester
United tates Senate
724 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Tester:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to post their public files online - including their politicalliles. Your letter will be
included in the record of the proceeding.
Congress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations, including the public availability ofa broadcast station's political Ii Ie.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public liles, including the
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabincts, but online. This
requirement not only promotes transparency and accessibility, but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term crliciencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public file procedures in order to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of an) further
assistance.
Sincerely,
Julius Genaehowski
445 12TH STREETS.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14.2012
.JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Tom Udall
Unitcd Statcs Scnatc
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20510
Dear enator Udall:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Commission's efforts to require television
broadcasters to post their public files onlinc - including their political filcs. Your lettcr will be
includcd in thc record of the procecding.
Congress has mandated through thc 'ommunications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations. including the public availability of a broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcasters' public files, including the
political files, bc accessiblc not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabinets. but onlinc. This
requircment not only promotes transparency and accessibility, but based on the record in this
proceeding will result in long-term efficiencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleased
that the Commission took this impol1ant action to modernize its public file procedures in order to
make this important information more acccssible to the public.
I appreciatc your intcrcst in this mattcr. Please let me kno" if I can be of any further
assistance.
Sincerely.
Julius Genachowski
445 121>< STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
June 14.2012
JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse
nitcd States Senate
502 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington. D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Whitehouse:
Thank you for your lettcr supporting the Commission's efforts to require tclevision
broadcasters to post their public files online - including their political files. Your lelter will be
included in the record of the procecding.
Congress has mandated through the Communications Act that broadcasters have unique
public interest obligations. including thc public availability ofa broadcast station's political file.
The Commission recently acted to ensure that television broadcastcrs' public files, including thc
political files, be accessible not just in hard-to-access physical filing cabinets. but online. This
requircment not only promotes transparency and accessibility, but based on the rccord in this
proceeding will result in long-tcrm efficiencies and cost savings for broadcasters. I am pleascd
that the Commission took this important action to modernize its public tilc procedures in ordcr to
make this important information more accessible to the public.
I appreciate your interest in this malter. Pleasc let me know if I can be of any further
assistance.
incerely.
Julius Genachowski
445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-4 I 8-1 000