FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN June 7,2018 The Honorable Jack Reed United States Senate 728 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Reed: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, I 1hk V' AjitV.Pai y FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN June 7,2018 The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senate 478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Gillibrand: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF June 7,2018 THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto United States Senate B4OA Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Cortez Masto: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, AjitY. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF June 7,2018 THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Richard Blumenthal United States Senate 706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Blumenthal: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if 1 can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFiCE OF THE CHAIRHAN June 7,2018 The Honorable Bill Nelson United States Senate 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Nelson: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, /" " 1 I. - v' (j AjitV.Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN June 7,2018 The Honorable Edward J. Markey United States Senate 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Markey: Thank you for your letter regarding the importance of children's educational programming. I share your goal of ensuring that the children of all Americans have access to quality educational and informational content while ensuring that over-the-air broadcasting remains a free, vital service for low-income Americans who cannot afford other alternatives. Commissioner O'Rielly has been heading up the Commission's efforts to review its broadcast rules regarding children's television, including through the potential issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. I look forward to sharing your concerns with him as we consider any reforms to the existing rules. I appreciate your interest in ensuring high-quality content for children. Your views will be entered into the record of the Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, ?A AjitV.Paiv. (j