FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Sean P. Duffy U.S . House ofRepresentatives 2330 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Duffy: February 27, 2017 Thank you for your letter supp01ting the appointment of Mr. Bill Esbeck, Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association to serve on the Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Esbeck's impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the BDAC. Last September, I proposed what l called a Digital Empowerment Agenda-a blueprint of policies that would accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or broadband, in communities across the country, including rural America. The BDAC is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment. Its mission will be to identify regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment and to make recommendations on reducing and/or removing them, which will in tum enhance the Commission's ability to carry out its statutory responsibility to encourage broadband deployment to all Americans. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate your recommendations to me. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN February 27, 2017 The Honorable Mike Gallagher U.S. House ofRepresentatives 1 007 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Gallagher: Thank you for your letter supp01iing the appointment of Mr. Bill Esbeck, Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association to serve on the Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Esbeck's impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the BDAC. Last September, I proposed what T called a Digital Empowerment Agenda-a blueprint of policies that would accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or broadband, in communities across the country, including rural America. The BDAC is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment. Its mission will be to identify regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment and to make recommendations on reducing and/or removing them, which will in turn enhance the Commission's ability to carry out its statutory responsibility to encourage broadband deployment to all Americans. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate your recommendations to me. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, ~~ v. ~0\A- Ajit V. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN February 27, 2017 The Honorable Glenn Grothman U.S. House of Representatives 1217 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Grothman: Thank you for your letter supporting the appointment of Mr. Bill Esbeck, Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association to serve on the Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Esbeck's impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the BDAC. Last September, I proposed what I called a Digital Empowerment Agenda-a blueprint of policies that would accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or broadband, in communities across the country, including rural America. The BDAC is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment. Its mission will be to identify regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment and to make recommendations on reducing and/or removing them, which will in turn enhance the Commission's ability to carry out its statutory responsibility to encourage broadband deployment to all Americans. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate your recommendations to me. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, Ajit V. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN February 27, 2017 The Honorable Ron Kind U.S. House of Representatives 1502 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Kind: Thank you for your letter supporting the appointment of Mr. Bill Esbeck, Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association to serve on the Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Esbeck's impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the BDAC. Last September, I proposed what I called a Digital Empowerment Agenda-a blueprint of policies that would accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or broadband, in communities across the country, including rural America. The BDAC is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment . Its mission will be to identify regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment and to make recommendations on reducing and/or removing them, which will in turn enhance the Commission's ability to carry out its statutory responsibility to encourage broadband deployment to all Americans. I appreciate your taking the time to communicate your recommendations to me. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Sincerely, ~~v' . r~ Ajit V. Pai FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN February 27, 2017 The Honorable Mark Paean U.S. House of Representatives 1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Paean: Thank you for your letter supporting the appointment of Mr. Bill Esbeck, Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association to serve on the Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). We will certainly consider your recommendation and Mr. Esbeck ' s impressive resume as the Commission reviews the nominations for the BDAC. Last September, I proposed what I called a Digital Empowerment Agenda-a blueprint of policies that would accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access, or broadband, in communities across the country, including rural America. The BDAC is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment. 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