Otnngr£55 nf t}f£ 1ltnit£il ~taf£5 
masfringtnn, ilC!r 20515 
Mr. Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 Twelfth Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai: 
September 8, 201 7 
It has come to our attention that a Petition for Rulemaking (in CG Docket No. 03-123) is widely 
supported by organizations that advocate on behalf of the Deaf and hard of hearing. The petition, which 
was filed in November of2015, requests that the Commission issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
soliciting public comment on changes to the contribution methodology for the Telecom Relay Service 
(TRS) Fund and on the benefits of that requested change. 
As Co-Chairs of the Congressional Deaf Caucus, we encourage you to make this a priority issue for your 
agency. The change suggested in the petition would protect the TRS Fund from the pressure of substantial 
growth in the services offered to the deaf community, and from what has been a continuing reduction in 
the revenue base for that fund. The proposed change does not require additional federal funding, taxes or 
fees and is consistent with the funding method originally contemplated by the federal statute. 
Thank you for your attention to this important matter. We look forward to your prompt reply. 
Kevin Yoder 
Member of Congress 
Sincerely, 
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 
Mark Takano 
Member of Congress