FEDER A L CO MM U N ICA T IO N S C O MMI SS IO N 
W A SHI N GTO N 
OFF ICE OF 
THE CHA I R MAN 
The Honorable Gene Green 
U.S. House of Representatives 
2470 Rayburn House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congressman Green: 
October 26, 2016 
Thank you for your letter regarding the Joint Petition for Rulemaking concerning the 
ATSC 3.0 broadcast transmission standard (ATSC 3.0 Petition). 
As you reference in your letter, the Commission's Media Bureau issued a Public Notice 
on April26, 2016 seeking comment on the ATSC 3.0 Petition. The comment period closed on 
June 27, 2016 and Commission staff is reviewing the record and engaging with industry 
representatives on this topic. Specifically, the Media Bureau and the Office of Engineering and 
Technology are actively considering the issues that should be raised in a NPRM proposing to 
authorize the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. We seek to support broadcasters' innovation while 
at the same time ensuring that consumers who are not yet equipped for this change can continue 
to receive the same level of TV service they have come to expect. 
The record reflects the enormous potential of ATSC 3.0. Its advocates state that ATSC 
3.0 will allow broadcasters to offer improved television service to consumers, Although the 
benefits of ATSC 3.0 may be great, the transition to this broadcast transmission standard comes 
with considerable technical and logistical challenges, costs, and some risks to the many 
stakeholders involved, including consumers. A forthcoming NPRM will carefully study the 
balance between advancing broadcast technology that brings new features and opportunities to 
broadcasters and their viewers and ensuring the continuity and quality of broadcast service to all 
Americans. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Your views are very important and will be 
included in the record of the proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. 
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincerely, 
~&ler