119PAT ROBERTS KANSAS 109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510-1605 202-224-4774 ~nitrd ~tatrs ~rnatr http://roberts.senate.gov The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Pai, WASHINGTON, DC 20510-1605 February 14,2017 COMMITIEES: AGRICULTURE FINANCE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS ETHICS RULES As you begin to review nominations for membership to the Federal Communications Commission ' s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BOAC), I ask that you please give full consideration to Brian J. Boisvert, CEO and General Manager for Wilson Communications in Wilson, Kansas. Having served in various capacities for multiple rural broadband providers over the course of more than three decades, Brian understands the potential that broadband offers to rural communities. As CEO and General Manager of Wilson Communications, he has been a key voice in Kansas and on Capitol Hill in public policy discussions and an advocate for removing barriers to deployment of advanced communication networks in high cost areas. Like many small rural carriers, Wilson Communication ' s employees are close to the customers they serve and Brian is no exception . He is a strong member of the community and knows personally the businesses and families that benefit from his company' s forward-thinking fiber deployment projects. I am proud of Brian's leadership in Kansas and believe he will bring a perspective to the BOAC that will serve to further the committee's mission and benefit communities elsewhere in the state and across the country. s United States Senator