FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable David B. McKinley 
U.S. House of Representatives 
412 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman McKinley: 
June 22, 2016 
Thank you for your letter sharing your interest on behalf of small and medium-sized 
broadban~ video and voice providers and the impact the proceeding on retransmission consent 
reform will have on them. Your views are very important and will be included in the record of 
the proceedings and considered as part of the Commission's review. 
As you indicated, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in 
September 2015 to review the so-called ''totality of the circumstances test" for evaluating 
whether broadcast television stations and multichannel video programming distributors 
(MVPDs), such as cable television operators and satellite television carriers, are negotiating for 
retransmission consent in good faith. The NPRM undertakes a robust examination of practices 
used by parties in retransmission consent negotiations. The goal of the NPRM is to ensure that 
these negotiations are conducted fairly for all parties, including small MVPDs, and in a way that 
protects consumers. Section 76.65 of our rules currently lays out the standards for what 
constitutes good faith negotiation. The pending NPRM seeks comment on how we can 
strengthen these rules and help minimize service disruptions. Commission staff is currently 
reviewing the record in this proceeding; the analysis of that record will include careful 
consideration of the comments submitted by small and medium-sized MVPDs. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further 
assistance. 
~eeler