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WASHINGTON, DC 20510 
March 03, 2016 
Mr. Thomas Wheeler 
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Wheeler, 
We write in support of the requested Petition for Waiver of FCC Regulations at 47 C.F.R. 
64.1601 (B) submitted by the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York to the Federal 
Communications Commission. This waiver would temporarily permit telecommunications carriers to 
transmit restricted calling party numbers of anyone calling the Middletown School District. We believe 
this waiver is important for the safety, security, and learning opportunities of the students and faculty. 
Located in Orange County, New York, the Middletown School District has a population of 
nearly 7 ,000 students throughout seven different schools, serving the city of Middletown as well as 
portions of the towns of Wallkill, Wawayanda, and Goshen. The District works to foster a safe and 
secure environment where students can learn and achieve the most from their academic and social 
development. However, recently the Middletown City School District has been victimized by repeated 
threatening calls. 
Since June 2015, the District has received fourteen bomb threats, all telephonically through 
restricted calling party numbers. When this happens, the school must follow lock-down procedures. 
Students are unable to use the restrooms, access necessary medications, or move from their classroom 
hiding locations. The requested waiver submitted by the Middletown School District would allow the 
District access to these restricted calling party numbers in order to identify the harassing caller and stop 
the threats. 
The Middletown School District is asking for a similar waiver granted by the FCC in 2013 to the 
Liberty Public School District in Missouri. In the Liberty Public School District Order, the Federal 
Communications Commission determined that the waiver was in the public interest because it enabled 
the District to protect its students and personnel. Furthermore, as a well-defined institution, Liberty 
Public School District was not subject to discriminatory application of the waiver. Middletown School 
District presents nearly identical circumstances to the Liberty Public School District case. 
This waiver would help to end the frightening disruptions during school days and thereby help to 
restore a safe and secure environment for the students and faculty of the Middletown School District. 
We urge you to give this application your full and expedited consideration. 
I<.:irsten Gillibrand 
Member of Congress 
Sincerely, 
Sean Patrick Maloney 
Member of Congress 
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