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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  ROBERT  M.  MCDOWELL 
 Re:  Advanced  Television  Systems  and  Their  Impact  upon  the  Existing  Television  Broadcast  Service  (MB  Docket  No.  87-  268) 
 Through  this  Further  Notice,  we  begin  the  final  stage  of  the  transition  of  broadcasters  to  digital  television.  The  Notice  proposes  a  new  DTV  Table  of  Allotments,  taking  the  seventh  and  final  step  to 
 complete  the  DTV  channel  election  process. 
 As  we  embark  on  this  final  step,  I  want  to  commend  the  staffs  of  the  Media  Bureau  and  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  for  their  diligent  work  on  this  and  other  digital  transition  issues.  I 
 support  the  Further  Notice  and  commend  the  Chairman  on  his  leadership  in  this  area. 
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