..JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION November 15,2012 The Honorable Judy Chu U.S. House of Representatives 1520 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congresswoman Chu: Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to conduct its proceeding to implement the incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum in an open and transparent manner. I appreciate the hard work of Congress to establish this significant new tool in spectrum policy. Your concerns about the future of free over-the-air television are very important, and your correspondence will be included in the record of the proceeding for Commission consideration. The Commission's work in its incentive auction proceeding is guided by a set of core goals and principles that include maximizing broadcaster participation by, among other things, making the auction process as transparent and easy-to-understand as possible. The broadcaster LEARN program, which is underway already, is designed specifically to reach out to educate, and to solicit substantive input from broadcasters on all aspects of the incentive auction. I appreciate your interest in this matter and will keep you apprised of the Commission's progress. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, - Julius Genachowski 445 12n-i STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-4/8-1000 ...JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION November 15,2012 The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver U.S. House of Representatives 1433 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Cleaver: Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to conduct its proceeding to implement the incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum in an open and transparent manner. I appreciate the hard work of Congress to establish this significant new tool in spectrum policy. Your concerns about the future of free over-the-air television are very important, and your correspondence will be included in the record of the proceeding for Commission consideration. The Commission's work in its incentive auction proceeding is guided by a set of core goals and principles that include maximizing broadcaster participation by, among other things, making the auction process as transparent and easy-to-understand as possible. The broadcaster LEARN program, which is underway already, is designed specifically to reach out to educate, and to solicit substantive input from broadcasters on all aspects of the incentive auction. I appreciate your interest in this matter and will keep you apprised of the Commission's progress. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, ---"------ . Julius Genachowski 445 12m STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION November 15,2012 The Honorable Charles A. Gonzalez U.S. House of Representatives 1436 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Gonzalez: Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to conduct its proceeding to implement the incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum in an open and transparent maImer. I appreciate the hard work of Congress to establish this significant new tool in spectrum policy. Your concerns about the future of free over-the-air television are very impOliant, and your correspondence will be included in the record of the proceeding for Commission consideration. The Commission's work in its incentive auction proceeding is guided by a set of core goals and principles that include maximizing broadcaster paIiicipation by, among other things, making the auction process as transparent and easy-to-understand as possible. The broadcaster LEARN program, which is underway already, is designed specifically to reach out to educate, and to solicit substantive input from broadcasters on all aspects of the incentive auction. I appreciate your interest in this matter and will keep you apprised of the Commission's progress. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, • Julius Genachowski 445 12n-1 STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000