JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
January 25, 2013
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
United States Senate
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Schumer:
Thank you for your letter regarding the Xchange Telecom Corporation's application to
participate in the FCC's Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program. I appreciate your interest
in this matter and am pleased to provide the enclosed letter on this issue from the Chief of the
Wireline Competition Bureau's Telecommunications Access Policy Division.
If you have any additional questions or need any further assistance, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely,
Julius Genachowski
Enclosure
445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
January 25, 2013
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
United States Senate
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Attn: Grant Kerr
Dear Senator Schumer:
Thank you for your letter supporting the Xchange Telecom Corporation (Xchange
Telecom) application for participation in the Commission's Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot
Program. This program is designed to gather high-quality data that will help identitY effective
approaches to increasing broadband adoption and retention by low-income consumers. A copy of
your letter has been entered into the record of this proceeding.
I can confirm that Xchange Telecom's application has been selected to participate in the
Pilot Program. Enclosed is a copy of the press release confirming the selected projects.
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Sincerely,
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Trent B. Harkrader
Chief
Telecommunications Access Policy Division
Wireline Competition Bureau