Congress of the United States Washington, AC 20515 December 9, 2016 Mr. Brian L., Roberts Chairman and CEO, Comeast Corporation Comeast Center 1701 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103 Dear Mr. Roberts: We are contacting you with regard to the pending launch of Comeast Corporation's new NBC Boston area station, with specific concern for whether residents in the Designated Boston Market Area will continue to have reliable access to free, over-the-air coverage of NBC broadcasts. Recent reports indicate that the station will broadcast from southern New Hampshire beginning January 1, 2017 and will use a low-power station to relay the signal to the Boston area. This signal arrangement could potentially prohibit many of our constituents and residents across the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts from receiving the broadcast, thereby limiting their access to certain national and local programming. As you are well aware, limited finances force many consumers to abandon pay-TV subscriptions and rely solely on over the air broadcasts for their news and entertainment viewing. On its face, we believe this signal arrangement will have a severe negative impact on the most vulnerable in our population, We would like to know whether you anticipate that consumers will be adversely affected and, if'so, what measures have been or will be adopted to correct the situation? Many of us in Congress had serious reservations about the 2011 acquisition of NBC by Comcast and its potential negative impact on access to programming and cost for the consumer. It is our hope that on the matter of the Comeast NBC Boston area broadcast, you will make every effort to rectify these concerns. Sincerely, STEPHEN F. LYNCH SEPH P. ne m Member of Congress Member of Congress