WASHINGTON OFFICE 
2266 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 
WASHINGTON, DC 20515 
(202) 225-4155 
OISTRICT OFFICE 
117 17 BURT STREET, SUITE 106 
OMAHA, NE 68154 
(402) 397-9944 
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Chairman Tom Wheeler 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th St SW 
Washington, DC 20536 
Dear Chairman Wheeler, 
June 5, 2014 
COMMITTEE: 
ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
SUBCOMMITTEES 
CHAIRMAN, COMMERCE, MANUFACTURING 
AND TRADE 
COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 
ENERGY AND POWER 
I urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to come to a prompt resolution 
on a Low-Power FM application for North Omaha, Nebraska, as well as "mutually exclusive" 
applications across the country. I authored the legislation that enabled several new LPFM 
stations in Omaha and across the nation. I have recently learned that the application process has 
slowed down significantly. 
One party- which has filed 245 applications for separate LPFM licenses- has no 
presence or ties to the Omaha area, but is mutually exclusive with a constituent who has applied 
for the same frequency. Now, I understand that fourteen of this party's applications have recently 
been dismissed due to technicalities. However, because this applicant applied for the same 
frequency as my constituent, it appears that the earliest the issue can be resolved is 2015. 
Organizations are free to apply for LPFM licenses so long as they meet certain criteria. 
But I believe that any applicant doing so for the purpose of extracting settlement fees or to delay 
other applicants is subverting the intent of the Local Community Radio Act. 
My colleagues and I did not write this law to give applicants the opportunity to arbitrage 
a license. The law was written so that communities like North Omaha have a true local voice. 
The people from this community deserve a fair shot at an LPFM station, and right now they're 
experiencing delays to no fault of their own. I hope the FCC will do everything in its power to 
resolve this issue as quickly as possible. 
Thank you, as always, for your consideration. 
~~  LeeT --
MEMBER OF NGRESS