FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
October 29, 2009
OFFICE OF
TH E CHAI RMAN
The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
United States Senate
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Grassley:
Thank you for your August 18, 2009 letter regarding a petition filed by Panora
Communications Cooperative and Prairie Telephone Company, Inc. The companies request that
the Commission waive the definition of"study area" to allow them to remove 35 access lines
from Prairie's Iowa study area and include those access lines in Panora's Iowa study area.
The Commission received the petition on July 23,2009, and, as you note in your letter,
the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau placed the petition on Public Notice for
comment. The comment cycle closed on September 24,2009. The Bureau will make every
effort to conclude its review as quickly and equitably as possible.
I appreciate your interest in this important matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me
if I can be offurther assistance.
Julius Genachowski
Chairman