DAVE CAMP 4TH DISTRICT, MICHIGAN COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION €ongress of tbe Wntteb~tates 1!.lou~eofl\epre~entattbe~ OOla~inllton,1B4C 20515-2204 January 14, 2011 341 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-2204 (202) 225-3561 FAX: (202) 225-9679 http://camp.house.gov DISTRICT OFFICES: 135 ASHMAN STREET MIDLAND, MICHIGAN 48640 19891631-2552 FAX: (989) 631-6271 121 EAST FRONT STREET, SUITE 202 TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN 49684 12311929-4711 FAX: (231) 929-4776 TOLL FREE: (800) 342-2455 THIS STATIONERY PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Mr. Julius Genachowski, Chairman Federal Communication8 Commission 445 12 th Street, Southwest Room: 8-B201 Washington, D.C. 20554 ;;. Dear Chairman Genachowski:~1 I would like to express my support for the Michigan Pubnc Health Imtitute's (MPHI) petition tothe--# _. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to waive an administrative requirement so that MPHI can provide high-speed fiber optics telecommunications service to eighty-seven health care sites in the state of Michigan. As you may know, MPHI is a participant in the FCC's Rural Health Care Pilot program. MPHI had acquired funding to create a secure, high speed, fiber optic telecommunications network linking health care facilities in Michigan's rural upper and lower peninsulas. These facilities will use the network to transmit medical records and images, order and receive lab results, conduct teleconferences, and engage in other necessary activities. However, because ofthe FCC's five-year deadline for all invoicing activities, MPHI fears that they will lose halfoftheir sites, making the project unviable. MPH! has petitioned the FCC for an additional fifteen month period to complete its invoicing activities. The requested allotment oftime will allow MPH! to complete its coordinated efforts in providing a cost effective, reliable program for the health care community. Thank you for your consideration ofmy request. Ifyou have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me DLC:bmd cc: Jeffrey R.Taylo~Ph.D. ... "" '.~'.,.. P.SFor additional inJ11!mation,pleasesign up for my monthly e-!Jewsletter at www.camp.house.gov that inciudes up'io-date informatioli:jn Issues; events, Washington, D. C. breaking news, and other topiCs ofinterest. ... . .. ', .. .... ~