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WASHINGTON, DC 20510 
Chairman Tom Wheeler 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler 
April24, 2015 
We write you today in regards to the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to close 
field offices across the country. We are particularly interested in the Vancouver, Washington 
field office that oversees Oregon, Southern Washington and Western Idaho and is on the list of 
proposed closures. 
We applaud the FCC for its efforts to modernize their field office staff to keep up with the ever 
changing telecommunications landscape in the United States. We agree that updates are 
constantly needed to create an efficient mode of enforcement for radio spectrum usage. While 
these are encouraging developments by the Commission, we worry that the lack of FCC staff 
close to our constituents could cause a disruption in policing the airways for local broadcasters. 
As you know, the importance of the Vancouver, Washington field office is vital to the television 
and radio broadcasters in our state. Interference disruptions can delay or disrupt local news, 
weather and emergency broadcasting that local communities rely on. Oregon needs an FCC field 
office readily available for broadcasters in order to quickly resolve issues as they arrive. We 
worry that a field office as far away as San Francisco would not prioritize our constituents, and 
have a significant delay in response time to broadcasters in the Pacific Northwest. 
For those reasons, we request that the FCC, at very least, facilitate public input on the proposed 
field office closures as this process progresses. We also ask the FCC to consider the needs of our 
local broadcasters before closing the Vancouver, Washington location, and look to find an 
alternative solution to this matter. 
Thank you for your time and attention to this issue. 
Sincerely, 
~w~ 
Ron Wyden 
United States Senator United States Senator