we're dealing with an issue now, adak, let me give you a comparison, adak is like if you were in -- a 12-00 mile distance. one of the rules or at least the efforts of the national broad band plan was no flash cuts. we'll here's what adak is dealing with, it's a small community, 130 folks, they went from december 2011, resource of usf funds, to january 12. 84% reduction, just like that, this country will be out of business by the end of this year. and the process, many of you heard my complaints and concerns about the waiver process. now this group represents 130 customers. this is waiver one that they have to fill out and this is waiver 2. it's very expensive and very hard to do. and somehow, you know, i recognize the one size can't fit all and you have been very good at the commission, trying to figure out alaska and hawaii, and i appreciate that, this is the worry that we just -- i'm giving you my flash point. we need some ability, because at the end of the year, they will not be able to pay their rus loans and they will be out, out of business. they're the only land line and wirele

help us walk through the cynosure plays a adak can survive for most of the work is now an wireless. this is what they want to provide. they meet the goal of broadband. this is my example. >> the general challenge we face as we inherited a program with very little accountability, the recipients in general house control of the funding and fiscal responsibility is a challenge in converting program from one with insufficient ability to run with the consumers pay and every dollar is going out and away that make sense as a challenge. when the first run of implementation but we understand for some companies it's a particular challenge. we take the waiver process seriously and will continue to look for ways to streamline and improve it so that we can move from the program we have come whichever degree didn't work to one that efficiently achieves their collective goals of ensuring universal broadband. >> is there a way, especially for small carriers a waiver process cost is the same. is there a way to help give some relief so it's actually a streamlined process? i know you may think it is st