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The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai: 
February 13, 2017 
In January ofthis year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) annotmced the 
formation of a Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) to help develop strategies 
for expanding the deployment of broadband around the country. I would like to recommend that 
the FCC provide Martin Yodkovitz with full and fair consideration to serve on the BDAC where 
I am confident he could make a positive contribution to our nation's broadband policy. 
Mr. Yodkovitz has a considerable depth of experience in this sector. He has led the Walt Disney 
Company Strategic Innovation Group and prior to that served as the Senior Vice President for 
Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Disney. Mr. Yodkovitiz's experience further 
includes time as the President of TiVo, along with his many years of experience as a senior 
executive at NBC. Coupled with his more recent experience as a director with Cincinnati Bell he 
has a unique perspective on the best ways of expanding broadband deployment that the BDAC 
would find valuable. 
You have stated that the FCC will be selecting members for the BDAC "to balance the expertise 
and viewpoints that are necessary to address effectively the issues to be considered by the 
Committee."1 Mr. Yodkovitz provides precisely these qualities. 
Thank you for your fair consideration of this matter. 
Sincerely, 
M•« &UJ~J 
1 https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs public/attachmatch/ DA- 17-11 OA l.pdf 
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