Federal Communications Commission	"FCC  XX-XXX"


STATEMENT OF
CHAIRMAN AJIT PAI

Re:	LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement, MB Docket No. 18-214; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, GN Docket No. 12-268

	 I’d like to thank Congress for passing legislation which provides additional reimbursement funds for full power and Class A stations, reimbursement funds for newly-eligible LPTV, TV translator, and FM stations, and funds for the Commission to use for consumer education purposes. 
Additionally, I’d like to thank the dedicated Commission staff who helped us move quickly on formulating this Notice: from the Incentive Auction Task Force, Hillary DeNigro and Jean Kiddoo. From the Media Bureau, Joyce Bernstein, Jim Bradshaw, Michelle Carey, Martha Heller, Tom Horan, Barbara Kreisman, Shaun Maher, Kim Matthews, Maria Mullarkey, Tom Nessinger, Holly Saurer, and Al Shuldiner.  And from the Office of General Counsel, Dave Konczal and Bill Scher.



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