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The Honorable Thomas E. Wheeler 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler: 
April 22, 2016 
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Thank you for your leadership in making new technologies available to all Americans and 
fostering innovation in the field. Over the last two decades, we have witnessed remarkable 
changes in the competitive landscape that have rapidly expanded who provides video 
programming and how consumers enjoy it. If implemented, your recent Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking concerning Navigation Devices will redesign the current video programming 
marketplace. The scope of the potential changes has left some parties concerned that the 
potential consequences have not been adequately studied. 
In order to properly evaluate these issues, we believe it is essential for peer-reviewed studies to 
be conducted assessing the potential costs and benefits of the proposed rules as well as potential 
market-based solutions. These should include research on the impact of the proposed rules on 
diversity of programming, independent and minority television programming, content 
protection and consumer privacy. The studies should also analyze the potential impact of the 
proposed rule on the video programming marketplace, content diversity, intellectual property, 
content licensing,' and consumer privacy. ' · · · 
We respectfully urge the Commission to work with independent parties and study these issues in 
greater detail while the process moves forward. 
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