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Received & Inspected 
November 30, 2017 
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FCC Mailroom 
The Honorable Ajit Pai 
Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 12th Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai: 
I write to support Rebecca Manna's application to serve on the Rural Health Committee 
of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) Board of Directors. Ms. Manna 
works at Kalispell Regional Healthcare, which provides health services to over 170,000 
Montanans in Flathead County. Institutions like Kalispell Regional are critically important to 
rural Montana communities. Even in the face of major challenges like workforce shortages and 
geographic distance, they connect their neighbors to the health care they need. 
Communications technology plays an important and increasing role in the provision of 
health care in rural communities, and no one knows this better than Montana health care 
providers. They are on the front lines of using telemedicine to overcome barriers to care in our 
sparsely-populated and underserved state. Having a Montanan at the table will help bring this 
rural experience and perspective to USAC's decision-making, and ensure that USAC policies 
meet the needs of rural residents throughout our country. 
I appreciate your attention to this matter, and I look forward to hearing from you 
regarding the status of Ms. Manna's application. 
BOZEMAN 
(406) 586-4450 
Jon Tester 
BUTTE 
(406) 723-3277 
GLENDIVE 
(406) 365-2391 
BILLINGS 
(406) 252-0550 
GREAT FALLS 
(406)452-9585 
HELENA 
(406) 449-5401 
MISSOULA 
(406) 728-3003 
KALISPELL 
(406) 257-3360 
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