JULIUS GENACHOWSKI CHAIRMAN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION January 25, 2013 The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senate 478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Gillibrand: Thank you for your letter regarding the Xchange Telecom Corporation's application to participate in the FCC's Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program. I appreciate your interest in this matter and am pleased to provide the enclosed letter on this issue from the Chiefof the Wireline Competition Bureau's Telecommunications Access Policy Division. If you have any additional questions or need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Julius Genachowski Enclosure • 445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000 Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 January 25, 2013 The Honorable Kristin E. Gillibrand United States Senate 478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3205 Attn: Andrew Usyk Dear Senator Gillibrand: Thank you for your letter supporting the Xchange Telecom Corporation (Xchange Telecom) application for participation in the Commission's Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program. This program is designed to gather high-quality data that will help identiJY effective approaches to increasing broadband adoption and retention by low-income consumers. A copy of your letter has been entered into the record of this proceeding. [ can confirm that Xchange Telecom's application has been selected to participate in the Pilot Program. Enclosed is a copy of the press release confirming the selected projects. Sincerely, -7-f B:t/~- Trent B. Harkrader Chief Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau Enel.