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The Honorable Thomas E. Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th St, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler: 
September 8, 2016 
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I am contacting you in regards to the Joint Petition for Rulemaking requested by America's 
Public Television Stations, the A WARN Alliance, the Consumer Technology Association, and the 
National Association of Broadcasters on the Next Generation TV standard. 
The Next Generation TV transmission standard (A TSC 3 .0), developed by a broad range of 
stakeholders, including the broadcast, consumer electronics, and cable industries, holds the promise of 
providing an enhanced product and related services to American consumers at little to no cost to the 
public. The Next Generation TV will improve our nation's emergency broadcast system, including 
provide micro-targeting for local weather and public safety emergencies for communities throughout the 
United States. Most encouraging, local broadcasters are only requesting for permission to use the new 
transmission standard that will neither require additional spectrum, public funds, nor require changes to 
the current digital television standard. 
I was encouraged by the FCC's Public Notice for Comment on the Joint Petition and your 
comments "to move with dispatch on next generation TV standards" earlier this year. I agree that federal 
regulators need to move expeditiously on the new standards. However, I am growing concerned that the 
Commission may delay taking action on this important matter before the end of the calendar year. Given 
all the benefits to the public, I request that the FCC release a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Next 
Generation TV standards as soon as reasonably possible. 
Thank you for your time and energy on this important matter. I look forward to your prompt 
response. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance on this or other issues before the 
Federal Communications Commission. 
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Gene Green 
Member of Congress 
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