STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. MCDOWELL
Re: Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as 
amended by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
Today’s Order will encourage fair and full competition among video service providers by 
picking up where we left off in our video franchise reform order released last spring.  This Order 
levels the playing field by extending to incumbent providers many of the de-regulatory benefits 
we provided to new entrants in our First Report and Order.  No governmental entities, including 
those of us at the FCC, should have any thumb on the scale to give a regulatory advantage to any 
competitor.  The Order will provide regulatory certainty to market players, enhance video 
competition, accelerate broadband deployment and produce lower rates for consumers.  
Furthermore, as with the First Report and Order, I am confident that our action today is fully 
supported by substantial legal authority.
Thank you to the Chairman and thank you to the Bureau for your hard work on this item.