178RoGER F. WICKER MISSISSIPPI UNITED STATES SENATE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Ajit Pai Chairman February 22, 201 7 Federal Communications Commission 44 5 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Pai, I welcome and support your efforts to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access by forming the new federal advisory committee, the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BOAC) and requesting nominations for membership. I would appreciate your giving serious consideration to the application of Granite Telecommunications, LLC for inclusion on BOAC. Sam Kline would serve as Granite's representative. Granite has extensive experience in broadband deployment, having undertaken broadband rollout projects for hundreds of multi-site businesses throughout the country. This capability will be invaluable to the committee in providing advice and recommendations on how to accelerate broadband deployment. I believe Sam's work at Granite and previously in other areas in the telecommunications industry would be an asset to BOAC. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your continued focus on deployment issues. With best wishes, I am