128DOUG COLLINS 9TH OtSTRICf, GEORGIA 
DISTRICT OFfiCE 
210 WASHINGTON STRECT NW 
Sumo 202 
GAINESVILLE, GA 30501 
(770) 297-3388 
WASHINGTON OFfiCE 
1504 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 
WASHINGTON, DC 20515 
(202) 225--9893 
The Honorable Ajit Pai 
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Febmary 14, 2017 
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission 
445 Twelfth Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai, 
COMMITTEE ON 
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VICE" CHAIRMAN OF COURTS, fNTlLLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND THE INTERN[,T 
REGUlATORY Re-fORM, COMMrRCIAl AND 
ANTITRUST LAW 
COMMITTEE ON RULES 
VICE CHAIRMAN OF 
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE 
I am writing to recommend Paul Belk for the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. Mr. 
Belk is the President and CEO of North Georgia Network (NGN), a f\lfal Internet Service 
Provider that services mral areas of Georgia. 
In the Ninth District of Georgia, and many other districts across the country, internet is a vital 
resource that is increasingly difficult to access because of regulatory barriers, decreasing 
deployment of new broadband infi·astmctnre, and hurdles to market entry. These impediments­
combined with a lack of competition--have hurt Northeast Georgians' ability to access reliable 
broadband, which in turn hurts public safety, business development, and quality oflife. 
Mr. Belk, however, has taken action to address these problems and provide expanded Internet 
access. NGN, under Mr. Belk's leadership, has provided Internet access for more Georgians by 
going into rural communities that previously had only a single provider, thus driving competing 
providers to upgrade technologies and decrease prices. In doing so, Mr. Belk has directly 
impacted the safety, business, and quality oflife of countless Georgians. 
Mr. Belle's impact extends beyond the reaches of Northeast Georgia. He oversees a fiber optic 
network spanning several eastern states, and is a founder of the Fiber Network Owners Alliance 
(FNA) which has worked with other small fiber networks to provide better broadband for more 
Americans. Mr. Belk has also worked to set higher broadband standards for the citizens of 
Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, and Washington D.C. 
Throughout his years of experience in telecommunications and broadband, Mr. Belk has worked 
to equalize urban and mral centers because he has seen how the Internet can change even the 
smallest of communities into those of global significance. 
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For the reasons detailed above, I urge you to consider Mr. Paul Belk for a position on Broadband 
Deployment Advisory Connnittee. Thank you for your consideration, and please do not hesitate 
to contact me should you have any questions. 
Ninth Co ressional District of Georgia