OFFICE OF
THE CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
April 15, 2016
The Honorable Xavier Becerra
U.S. House of Representatives
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Becerra:
Thank you for your letter expressing concern regarding the retransmission consent
dispute between AT&T U-Verse and Univision.
As you are probably aware, the Univision signal was restored in advance of the
Presidential Debate that Univision sponsored on March 9, 2016. The parties continue to
negotiate and Univision's signal remains on AT&T systems under rolling extensions.
Commission staff have been closely monitoring this situation since the beginning and will
continue to do so.
As you may know that the Commission recently initiated a rulemaking to review the so-
called "totality of the circumstances test" for good faith negotiations over retransmission of
broadcast TV signals. Specifically, in September 2015 the Commission adopted a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that undertook a robust examination of practices used by parties in
retransmission consent negotiations. The goal of the proposed rules is to ensure that these
negotiations are conducted fairly and in a way that protects consumers. Comments and reply
comments were due on December 1, 2015 and January 14, 2016, respectively, and Commission
staff is currently reviewing the record. Your letter will be included in the record of this
proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review.
Thank you for your interest in this matter and please let me know if I can be of further
assistance.
Sincerely,
	
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I /7
Tom Wheeler