FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIO N 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Richard Blumenthal 
United States Senate 
702 Hart Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Blumenthal: 
November 24, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission's review. 
As you mentioned, the DST AC submitted its fmal report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31 , 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau' s recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincerely, (? 
FEDERAL CoMMUNICATIONS CoMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Cory Booker 
United States Senate 
141 Hart Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Booker: 
November 24, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission' s review. 
As you mentioned, the DST AC submitted its final report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31 , 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau' s recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincerely, 
~eeler 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSI O N 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Maria Cantwell 
United States Senate 
311 Hart Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Cantwell: 
November 24, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes oftheir choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission's review. 
As you mentioned, the DSTAC submitted its final report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31, 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress's goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau's recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Al Franken 
United States Senate 
309 Hart Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Franken: 
November 24, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes oftheir choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission's review. 
As you mentioned, the DSTAC submitted its final report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31, 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau's recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Tom Wheeler 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFF IC E OF 
T HE C H A I RMAN 
The Honorable Edward J. Markey 
United States Senate 
218 Russell Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Markey: 
November 24, 2015 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission's review. 
As you mentioned, the DST AC submitted its final report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31, 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau's recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincere~~ C---
~eeler 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Bernard Sanders 
United States Senate 
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Sanders: 
November 24, 20 15 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission' s review. 
As you mentioned, the DST AC submitted its fmal report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31 , 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau' s recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
O FFICE OF 
THE C H AIRMAN 
The Honorable Elizabeth Warren 
United States Senate 
C2 Russell Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Warren: 
November 24, 20 15 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission' s review. 
As you mentioned, the DSTAC submitted its final report to the Commission on August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31 , 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress's goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau' s recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincerely, 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Ron Wyden 
United States Senate 
223 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Wyden: 
November 24, 20 15 
Thank you for your letter urging the Commission to act swiftly to initiate a rulemaking 
on the heels of the report from the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee 
(DSTAC) to ensure that Americans can use set-top boxes of their choice to view MVPD 
programming. Your views are very important and will be considered as part of the 
Commission's review. 
As you mentioned, the DSTAC submitted its final report to the Commission on· August 
28, 2015, and the Media Bureau sought comment on that report via Public Notice on August 31 , 
2015, with comments and reply comments due on October 8, 2015, and November 9, 2015, 
respectively. The record reflects two conflicting views: consumer electronics manufacturers and 
public interest groups generally advocate that we adopt new rules to ensure a competitive 
marketplace for retail set-top boxes, and cable and satellite commenters maintain that the 
marketplace is functioning well and that no new rules are necessary. Commission staff continues 
to review the record and will soon be recommending appropriate next steps. I can assure you 
that realizing Congress' s goals laid out in Section 629 is one of my highest priorities, and I hope 
the Commission will be able to act on the Bureau's recommendations expeditiously. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter and your letter will be placed in the record of this 
proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
~~k ~eeler