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May 12, 2014 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506
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STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER
ON POLITICAL FILE LETTERS 
Washington, D.C. – Today the Media Bureau sent letters to eleven stations, seeking responses to the 
political file complaints filed last week by the Campaign Legal Center and the Sunlight Foundation.  FCC 
Chairman Tom Wheeler issued the following statement:
“We take political file complaints seriously and anticipate resolving these quickly.  Accuracy is just as 
important as accessibility in providing this kind of information to the American public.  I hope this serves 
as a reminder to all stations of their obligation to maintain political files in accordance with statutory 
provisions and our Rules.”
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