OFFICE OF
THE CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
November 16, 2009
The Honorable Tom Harkin
United States Senate
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Harkin:
Thank you for your letter regarding a petition filed by Panora Communications
Cooperative and Prairie Telephone Company, Inc. The companies request that the Commission
waive the definition of"study area" to allow them to remove 35 access lines from Prairie's Iowa
study area and include those access lines in Panora's Iowa study area.
The Commission received the petition on July 23,2009, and, as you note in your letter,
the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau placed the petition on Public Notice for
comment. The comment cycle closed on September 24,2009. The Bureau will make every
effort to conclude its review as quickly and equitably as possible.
I appreciate your interest in this important matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me
ifI can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
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Julius Genachowski
Chairman