FEDERAL COMMUN ICAT IONS COMM I SSION 
W ASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Ann Kirkpatrick 
U.S. House of Representatives 
330 Cannon House Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20515 
Dear Congresswoman Kirkpatrick: 
July 18, 2014 
Thank you for your letter supporting the pending petition by Navajo Pillars 
Telecommunications, Inc. (NPT), for designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier 
(ETC). NPT has also filed for a waiver of several related rules, including a waiver of the 
definition of the "Study Area" boundary rules codified in part 36 of the Commission's rules. 
Your views are very important and will be included in the record of the proceeding and 
considered as part of the Commission's review. 
On October 30, 2013, the Commission' s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released 
a Public Notice seeking comment on NPT's petition and related waivers. Most petitions for 
study area waiver are routine in nature and granted as filed without modification under the 
Commission's streamlined procedures that were created specifically to address routine study area 
waivers. Given the complexities of the issues raised in NPT's petition, however, the Bureau 
found it should be subject to further analysis. The petition and waiver requests are currently 
under review, and I can assure you that the Bureau is making every effort to conclude its review 
as quickly and equitably as possible. 
I appreciate your interest in this matter. Please let me know if I can be of any further 
assistance. 
Tom Wheeler