F EDERAL COM MUN ICATIONS C OMMISSION 
W ASHI NGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THC CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Tulsi Gabbard 
Member, U.S. House of Representatives 
300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 5-l 04 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 
Dear Congresswoman Gabbard: 
April 7, 2014 
Thank you for your letter supporting the Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) Head 
Start's pending appeal and request for waiver regarding an application for funding year 2013 
under the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism, commonly referred to as 
the E-rate program. 
The Commission strives to achieve theE-rate program's goal of providing the important 
benefits to eligible schools and libraries, while protecting the integrity of the program from 
potential waste, fraud, and abuse. We have confirmed that the request you reference was filed 
with the Commission on September 24, 2013. Commission staff is reviewing the request and 
will give it every consideration. Moreover, the staff will include a copy of your letter in the 
record of the proceeding. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further 
assistance. 
Sincerely,