OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Tammy Baldwin United States Senate 717 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Baldwin: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To 'rnake available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers. using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very impoilant and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if 1 can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai ,c. (VVkJVV\bLU / e - kAv Yv b.A 'vi. I &L/V w 44 4 J4Q?L OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Michael Bennet United States Senate 261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Bennet: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me knovv if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pal OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Roy Blunt United States Senate 260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Blunt: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai / QAt L& ft WJ4, OvV\ ii 4/ /c)2- '3 W OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH I NGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Richard M. Burr United States Senate 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Burr: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States. without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Maria Cantwell United States Senate 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Cantwell: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To 'make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, LS. ivJtA, lit/u, kIJLy fr OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito United States Senate 172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington. D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Capito: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and thats why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. P Ajit V. Pai yç V\/ tkL f1 i( JLWV r2 CJ)LAA9(4 L4'\ tt& 1/ c&L( uYlA. AA OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMissioN WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Bob Casey United States Senate 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Casey: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase 11. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race. color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost fic billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking theni today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Thad Cochran United States Senate 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Cochran: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase 11. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To rnake available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- terra investment directing almost fi\ e billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, v Ajit V. Pai / I * QojA/\, (.L4 '3 W OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMIssION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto United States Senate B4OA Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington. D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Masto: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, mincrs and ranchers. small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. 4:: Aiit V. Pai LU kJP1 i .4 j JV\A . OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Richard J, Durbin United States Senate 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Durbin: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the CominLinications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and thafs why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund 'iIl preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value fo taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will he included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, 1) Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH JNGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Joni Ernst United States Senate 111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Ernst: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and fanners, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use th: iTligh-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- tern investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your lettei' will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. JLI ivtj. OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Deb Fischer United States Senate 454 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Fischer: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. 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P a i OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Cory Gardner United States Senate 354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington. D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Gardner: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible. to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service" I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and iarmcs. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the Opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of youi' letter will be included in the record of the pruc eediig. Please let me know ill can be of ny further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai Li' () (X4-2/-tk kUJ-7 W4Jt aA*( - LL tiL 'bA1 w 1j O'i41 SCO OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Heidi Heitkamp United States Senate 110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Heitkamp: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race. color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are vec important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincere! y. Ajit V. Pai YLA ii) QJ J1tot OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Dean Heller United States Senate 324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Heller: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on ti]escond phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund wili preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farers. miners and ranchers. small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use tlie high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- tenn investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the mill ions of rural Americans lacking them today. sour views are very important and u copy of your letter will be included in the record of rhe proceetling Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, p, Ajit 'v'. Pci 'r (I A4, OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH I NGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable John Hoeven United States Senate 338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Hoeven: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States. without discrimination on the basis of race. color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is ni top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the Ligh-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- terni iiivestment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade .And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LIE services for the million.s of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely. Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Jeff Merkley United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington. D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Merkley: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To 'make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closmg the digital divide is m top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility F und for the agencys February meeting. The Mobility Fund will ;reserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LIE services for the millions ofrwal Americans lacking them todev. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, v Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Thom Tillis United States Senate 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Tillis: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible. to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service.' I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and thaFs why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will vserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, miners and ranchers. small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the hi.h-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincere lv, Ajit V. Pai O F F I C E O F T H E C H A I R M A N F E D E R A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C O M M I S S I O N W A S H I N G T O N F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 T h e H o n o r a b l e E l i z a b e t h W a r r e n U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t e 3 1 7 H a r t S e n a t e O f f i c e B u i l d i n g W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2 0 5 1 0 D e a r S e n a t o r W a r r e n : T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r l e t t e r r e g a r d i n g t h e n e e d f o r t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o m o v e f o r w a r d w i t h M o b i l i t y F u n d P h a s e I I . 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C l o s i n g t h e d i g i t a l d i v i d e i s m y t o p p r i o r i t y , a n d t h a t ' s w h y I h a v e s c h e d u l e d a v o t e o n t h e s e c o n d p h a s e o f t h e M o b i l i t y F u n d f o r t h e a g e n c y ' s F e b r u a r y m e e t i n g . T h e M o b i l i t y F u n d w i l l p r e s e r i e a n d a d v a n c e m o b i l e b r o a d b a n d s e r v i c e i n r u r a l A m e r i c a s o t h a t r u r a l f a m i l i e s a n d f a r m e r s , m i n e r s a n d r a n c h e r s , s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s a n d g r o w i n g t o w n s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o u s e t h e h i g h - s p e e d m o b i l e s e r v i c e s t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d i n u r b a n a r e a s . T h e M o b i l i t y F u n d i s a l o n g - t e r m i n v e s t m e n t d i r e c t i n g a l m o s t f i v e b i l l i o n d o l l a r s t o r u r a l A m e r i c a o v e r t h e n e x t d e c a d e . A n d i t i s d e s i g n e d t o m a x i m i z e v a l u e f o r t a x p a y e r s , u s i n g a c o m p e t i t i v e r e v e r s e a u c t i o n t o r e d i r e c t u n i v e r s a l s e r v i c e f u n d i n g a w a y f r o m a l r e a d y - b u i l t a r e a s a n d t o w a r d n e w 4 G L T E s e r v i c e s f o r t h e m i l l i o n s o f r u r a l A m e r i c a n s l a c k i n g t h e m t o d a y . ' ' o u r ' v i e w s a r e v e r i m p o r t a n t a n d a c o p s o f y o u r l e t t e r w i l l h e i n c l u d e d i n t h e r e c o r d o f t h e p r o c e e d i n g . P l e a s e l e t m e k n o w i f 1 c a n h e o f a n y f u r t h e r a s s i s t a n c e . S i n c e r e l y . A j i t V . P a i OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Ron Wyden United States Senate 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Wyden: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize \alue for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Todd Young United States Senate B33 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Young: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To 'make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, etficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I arid the hard•working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the seconi phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preser' and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. nT;iners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Ycur views are very important and a copy of our letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Roger Wicker United States Senate 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC. 20510 Dear Senator Wicker: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and thrmers. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the Lu,h-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy o[ your letter will he included in the record of ic proceeding. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. S incei'e l y, 09Jt V. Aiit \'. Pai .s ¼-, th144 jJ\ f0jt;3 L L4 dL At. OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Pat Roberts United States Senate 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Roberts: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." 1 and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. miners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. ftc Mobility Fund is a long- term investment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are ver important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely, v Ajit V. Pai t , VVGA1LA, / I AA/L CL4. O / j - k4A W / QA' )rv yJ -LA 9 7QIU4 I OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Gary Peters United States Senate 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Peters: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To 'make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of tie Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve and advance mobile broadband service in rural America SO that rural families and farmers, n-incrs and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the hgh':pced mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term invment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away h'om already-built areas and toward new 40 LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking theni today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me know iii can be of any further assistance. Sincere! , Ajit V. Pai 5 / V tk,& ( / b' - w V I It 4JJ ) L14 0 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATJONS COMMISSION WASH I NGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Jerry Moran United States Senate 521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 205 10 Dear Senator Moran: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid.. efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-vorking staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will preserve arid advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers, iuiners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term nveunent directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away ftom already-built areas and toward new 4G LIE services for the mIiions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceediup. Please let me know il I can he of any further assistance. Sincerely. OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The 1-lonorable Joe Manchin United States Senate 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Manchin: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with ivlobility Fund Phase II, As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race. color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient. Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service" I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the Second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund wil] preser\Te and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. moers and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high- aeed mobi c services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term inv sunent directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed in maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 46 LIE services for the millions of rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the proceeding. Please let me kno\v if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai i J/ L f/j j1jv JVVAA1 & - & q L4 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Amy Kiobuchar United States Senate 302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Kiohuchar: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States. without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. a rapid. efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio coinmumcation service." I and the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Closing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund and advance mobile broadband ser'jce m rural America so t1at rural families and armcrs, ::iners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use tue hgh;:ecd mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term in' cuir cut directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the iiulJiIOflS oi rural Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of your letter will be included in the record of the poceccmg. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Serely, V Ajit \/ P1j CkF- (,Ul:Jt }4 - AJL4Ao.L4 tj'- 3-"d &i4 WJ 4L1/fr {JU OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASH INGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Angus King United States Senate 133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator King: Thank you for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin. or sex, a ranid ci ic lent Nation wide and v 01 Id v ide Vv ne and i adio communic itio SC!' 1 3 J rKI the hard-working staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. C osing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase of the Mobility Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will pres e and advance mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. rnners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the higi-n -ccl mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- term invriment directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And ii is oesgneu to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away fi-om already-built areas and toward new 40 LTE services for the mjjlions of rural Americans lacking them today "tour views are very important and a copy of your letter will he included in the record of the proceeding Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely. Aht \T Pai ç L LL4 JL Th'vi C I jtj AJIOt OuI & I OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON February 21, 2017 The Honorable Ron Johnson United States Senate 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Johnson: Thank YOU for your letter regarding the need for the Commission to move forward with Mobility Fund Phase II. As your letter makes clear, we share the same goal of ensuring the Commission meets the important promise set forth in the very first sentence of the Communications Act of 1934: To "make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service." I and the hard-\vorking staff at the FCC take this promise seriously. Clusing the digital divide is my top priority, and that's why I have scheduled a vote on the second phase ot the Mobility' Fund for the agency's February meeting. The Mobility Fund will prescree and advai'ice mobile broadband service in rural America so that rural families and farmers. roiners and ranchers, small businesses and growing towns have the opportunity to use the high-speed mobile services taken for granted in urban areas. The Mobility Fund is a long- terni invesLinent directing almost five billion dollars to rural America over the next decade. And it is designed to maximize value for taxpayers, using a competitive reverse auction to redirect universal service funding away from already-built areas and toward new 4G LTE services for the millions of' :'u'al Americans lacking them today. Your views are very important and a copy of youl letter will be included iii the record of the proceeding. Please let me know if 1 can he of any further assistance. Sincerely,