ERIC SWALWELL 
15TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA 
PERMANENT SELECT 
COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE 
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OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AND 
OVERHEAD ARCHITECTURE 
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Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 1ih Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai: 
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I am writing to express my support for City of San Ramon Mayor Bill Clarkson to be nominated 
as a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Broadband Deployment 
Advisory Committee. 
As you know, the Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the FCC Commission 
on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access by reducing or removing 
regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment. Issues to be considered by the Committee 
include local franchising, zoning, permitting, and rights-of-way regulations; recommending 
further reforms of the Commission's pole attachment rules and identifying unreasonable 
regulatory barriers to broadband deployment. I understand that one of the Committee's first 
tasks will be drafting a model code covering local franchising, zoning , permitting, and rights-of­
way regulations, which could build a better regulatory environment for deployment of 
infrastructure. 
San Ramon is the home of the Bishop Ranch Office Park, a 585 acre world class office campus 
that is becoming the "third leg" of high-tech business hubs in the Bay Area, joining Silicon Valley 
and San Francisco, because of the number and variety of well-recognized technology firms with 
offices at Bishop Ranch. The City is located in the Tri-Valley area, which is already a driving 
force in the economic engine of the Bay Area, and Bishop Ranch sits at the heart of the region. 
As a result of representing the City of San Ramon, Mayor Clarkson understands the importance 
of providing cutting edge technologies and services in order to attract to the best talent and 
increase high-tech jobs in the Tri-Valley area. He also understands that consumers benefit most 
from competition, not preemptive regulation. In addition , Mayor Clarkson understands the 
importance of maintaining public, education and government access channels in a community, 
and has been actively involved at the federal level to ensure that this important service remains 
secure. 
As you consider applications from representatives of various sectors of the communications 
industry, representatives of state and local regulators, representatives of consumers and 
community organizations, I encourage you to select San Ramon Mayor Bill Clarkson, whose 
expertise and viewpoints would be invaluable as you consider the issues to be considered by 
the Advisory Committee. 
Thank you for your consideration of this request. 
Sincerely, 
Eri~l~~ 
Member of Congress