STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER AJIT PAI
Re:  Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video 
Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269
I would like to thank the Media Bureau staff for all of their work producing this comprehensive 
report, which demonstrates in detail that the video marketplace is more competitive than it ever has been.  
Over the four years covered by the report, the range of MVPD options expanded, broadcasters increased 
their number of multicast streams, distribution of video content over the Internet exploded, and the variety 
of devices capable of displaying video programming grew dramatically.  This is all good news, because 
competition within and among market segments (broadcasters, MVPDs, and online video distributors) 
benefits consumers.
Given the fast pace of change within the industry, it is vital that the Commission comply with its 
statutory mandate to “annually report to Congress on the status of competition in the market for the 
delivery of video programming.”  47 U.S.C. § 548(g).  Our record on this score is a matter of public 
record and need not be repeated here.  I am hopeful, however, that we are back on track and that we will 
release our next report in 2013.