FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Septanber 19, 2011 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. U.S. House ofRepresentatives 504 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Gosar: Thank you for your letter supporting an Application for Review filed by Accipiter Communications, Inc. I appreciate your letting me know ofyour interest in this matter. We will include a copy ofyour letter in the record ofthe proceeding. Accipiter's application asks the Commission to reconsider the Wireline Competition Bureau's decision to deny a joint petition filed by Accipiter and Qwest Corporation for waiver of the Commission's study area boundary freeze. The Application is actively under review and I can assure you that the Commission is making every effort to conclude its review as quickly and equitably as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me ifI can be of further assistance. ~' ~ ) Julius Genachowski 445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Septanber 19, 2011 JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN The Honorable Trent Franks U.S. House ofRepresentatives 2435 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Franks: Thank you for your letter supporting an Application for Review filed by Accipiter Communications, Inc. I appreciate your letting me know ofyour interest in this matter. We will include a copy ofyour letter in the record ofthe proceeding. Accipiter's application asks the Commission to reconsider the Wireline Competition Bureau's decision to deny a joint petition filed by Accipiter and Qwest Corporation for waiver of the Commission's study area boundary freeze. The Application is actively under review and I can assure you that the Commission is making every effort to conclude its review as quickly and equitably as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me ifI can be of further assistance. 445 12TH STREET s.w. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-416-,000