PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12
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St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: https://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 1-888-835-5322
Released: October 6, 2016
SUNSHINE PERIOD PROHIBITION LIFTED FOR EXPANDING CONSUMERS’ 
VIDEO NAVIGATION CHOICES (MB Docket No. 16-42); COMMERCIAL 
AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES (CS Docket No. 97-80)
The Federal Communications Commission deleted the following Agenda item from the list of 
items scheduled for consideration at the Thursday, September 29, 2016, Open Meeting. Pursuant 
to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a), the item remained under the sunshine period prohibition in 47 C.F.R. § 
1.1203 until further notice.
This Public Notice establishes that the sunshine restrictions applicable to the item below are 
hereby lifted.  The item remains subject to the ex parte rules governing permit-but-disclose 
proceedings in 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.
TITLE: Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation 
Choices (MB Docket No. 16-42); Commercial 
Availability of Navigation Devices (CS Docket No. 97-
80)
SUMMARY:  The Commission will consider a Report 
and Order that modernizes the Commission’s rules to 
allow consumers to use a device of their choosing to 
access multichannel video programming instead of 
leasing devices from their cable or satellite providers.
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