CAPITOL OFFICE 1226 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, OC 20515 PHONE: (202) 225-6235 FAX: (202) 225-2202 DISTRICT OFFICE 350 SOUTH BIXEL STREET, SUITE 120 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 PHONE (213) 481 - 1425 FAX (213l 481- 1427 BECERRA.HOUSE.GOV Tom Wheeler Chairman • ctrongrt~~ of tbt llniteb ~tate~ Ji)ousc of l\cprcscntatibcs XAVIER BECERRA 34TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA March 11, 2016 Federal Communications Commission 445 12•h St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Via Email HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CHAIRMAN COMMITIEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RANKING MEMUR. SuecoMMITTEE ON Soc•Al SEcuAJTY SuecoM1.11nee OH TRADE Re: Letter of Inquiry Regarding Univision and AT&T U-verse Negotiations Dear Chairman Wheeler: I am writing to express my growing concern regarding the ongoing retransmission consent dispute between Univision and AT&T U-verse which has resulted in a blackout of Univision for over 5 million American consumers, millions of whom are in California and approximately 300,000 of whom are in Los Angeles. Latino and Spanish-language consumers comprise a significant part of the Los Angeles and U.S. population and are expected to grow even more over the next two decades. Ensuring that they are well-informed and have access to diverse media across radio, television, wire, satellite and cable is very much in the public interest. As the representative of an incredibly diverse district that relies heavily on trusted media providers, I wanted to inquire as to whether you are aware of this ongoing retransmission consent dispute and whether the FCC has any plans to involve itself in this dispute, or these types of disputes moving forward, so as to ascertain their impact on American consumers. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. PRINTED ON RECYCLED P,.PER 201