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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER, COMMISSIONER MIGNON 
CLYBURN AND COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL 
ON THE SET-TOP BOX PROPOSAL. 
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2016 – The Set-Top Box Order has been removed from the 
September Open Meeting Agenda. The proposal will go on the Commission’s circulation list and 
remain under consideration by Commissioners.
“It’s time for consumers to say goodbye to costly set-top boxes. It’s time for more ways to 
watch and more lower-cost options. That’s why we have been working to update our policies 
under Section 629 of the Communications Act in order to foster a competitive market for these 
devices. We have made tremendous progress – and we share the goal of creating a more 
innovative and inexpensive market for these consumer devices. We are still working to resolve 
the remaining technical and legal issues and we are committed to unlocking the set-top box for 
consumers across this country.”
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission 
order constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).