Chairman Wheeler's Response to Members of Congress Regarding Access to Diverse Programming

On Sept 27, Reps Karen Bass (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), and Charlie Rangel (D-NY) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to "urge you to continue to advance efforts that support independent, women- and minority-owned cable channels." The Reps commended the FCC for its recent Notice of Inquiry on the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming.

On Oct 26, Chairman Wheeler responded to the Reps by thanking them for their support in the FCC's recent actions to foster consumer choice and access to diverse programming on television, including independent, minority, and women-owned programming.