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WASHINGTON, DC 20510 
The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12111 St. SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Mr. Lowell C. McAdam 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
Verizon 
I 095 A venue of the Americas 
New York, NY 10036 
Mr. Randy Falco 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Univision Communications 
605 Third Avenue 
New York, NY 10158 
October 25, 2017 
Dear Chairman Pai, Mr. McAdam, and Mr. Falco: 
We write to express our concern about the ongoing retransmission consent dispute between 
Univision and Verizon. As of last week, Univision is no longer available on Verizon's FiOS 
platform. 
This retransmission dispute is particularly serious in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in 
Puerto Rico. As the situation in Puerto Rico changes, access to Spanish-language news 
programming is crucial. We believe the public interest would be best served if carriage is 
restored by the parties at the earliest possible time so that consumers are no longer caught in the 
middle. 
We make no representations as to the merits of either side' s position, as they are contractual 
discussions between private parties. Nevertheless. we encourage both parties to engage in good 
faith negotiations to resolve this issue. We also request that the Commission take action to bring 
the parties together so these negotiations can be concluded in an equitable and expeditious 
manner. Consumers should no longer be unfairly disadvantaged as a result of this dispute. 
Thank you for your attention to this important issue. 
Sincerely, 
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United States Senator 
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