FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM M ISSION 
WASHINGTON 
O F FI C E OF 
TH E CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Anna Eshoo 
U.S. House ofRepresentatives 
241 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, DC 20515 
Dear Congresswoman Eshoo: 
April29, 2014 
Thank you for your letter regarding a proposal by the California Emerging Technology 
Fund (CETF) to implement the National Broadband Plan in California. I appreciate your views 
and I assure you of my willingness to work with CETF and other organizations as we strive to 
expand broadband deployment and adoption in California and across the nation. CETF CEO 
Susan Wright McPeak has shared her views and proposals with my staff, and we look forward to 
continuing our dialogue on ways to close the digital divide in America. 
As I have made clear since the day I arrived at the Commission, one of the core elements 
of communications policy that must guide the work of the FCC is the critical need for all 
Americans to have access to high-speed broadband networks. Access denied is opportunity 
denied. I look forward to continuing to work with all stakeholders as we continue to reform the 
universal service components, including our efforts to modernize the E-rate program for a 21st 
century education, enhancing our Lifeline program reforms, and moving forward with the second 
phase of the Connect America Fund to ensure that all Americans, including those living in rural 
areas and on Tribal lands, have access to robust voice and broadband services. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further 
assistance.