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SAM GRAVES 
6TH DISTRICT, MISSOURI 
11724 NW PLAZA CiRCLE, SUITE 900 
KANSAS CiTY, MO 64153 
(816) 792-3976 
1415 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 
WASHINGTON, DC 20515 
(202) 225-7041 
411 JULES STREET, ROOM 111 
ST. JOSEPH, MO 64501 
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The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai: 
February 14, 2017 
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FEB 2 7 2017 
FCC Mail Room 
I am writing to express my support for the nomination of Jason Adkins, President of 
Unite Private Networks (UPN), to serve on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 
Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. 
Mr. Adkins' has 21 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry 
and he is well qualified for this important position. Prior to being named President of UPN, Mr. 
Adkins has held executive positions with companies such as Windstream, KDL, Level 3, 
TelCove, Conterra and KMC Telecom. He guided these companies through complicated 
negotiations and strategies involving fiber telecommunications services and broadband 
deployment in rural areas. Mr. Adkins will be well-positioned to share with the Advisory 
Committee his and UPN' s experience in broadband deployment and expansion and the 
impediments UPN encounters that delay the delivery of broadband to all Americans, particularly 
for rural Americans like many of my constituents in Missouri's Sixth Congressional District. 
I believe that Jason Adkins is well suited for this position and I request your full and fair 
consideration for his nomination. In addition, I would ask that you keep my office informed of 
the progress of your determination process and notify me when a decision regarding his 
nomination is made. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Josh Hurlbert in my Kansas City 
district office (816) 792-3976 or Josh.Hurlbert@mail.house.gov. 
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