The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
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October 17, 2017 
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The Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Chairman Pai, 
On behalf of the free over-the-air local television broadcasters serving local communities in Arizona, we 
would like to address a major concern regarding the displacement of translators after the Spectrum Auction 
conducted by the Federal Communications Commission in March of this year. 
Vast tracks of Arizona lack a local station and are therefore accessible only via digital over-the-air­
transmission. The areas covered by these translators include Arizona's rural communities and tribal nations 
where many cannot afford or do not have access to broadband, cable or satellite services. While this leaves 
many with the inconvenience of not having news, sports, weather and other basic broadcasting, it also 
presents a dangerous situation in which these communities are unable to receive critical emergency 
notifications for things like wildfires, flash floods or Amber Alerts. 
There are countless television translator stations serving thousands of rural Americans throughout the 
western states which may be adversely impacted by this proceeding. As the Commission works to repack 
its stations in a circumscribed way, it should ensure that the needs of the rural areas it serves are taken into 
full consideration. 
Paul A. Gosar, D.D. 
Member of Congress 
K sen Sinema 
Member of Congress 
Respectfully, 
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Tom O'Halleran 
Member of Congress 
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