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I'm not an IT expert myself.
I believe in the First Amendment.
I'm a lawyer by training, of course.
The Internet has enriched my own life immeasurably.
Like many consumers, I love Uber. But not everyone does.
The FCC should facilitate, rather than frustrate, innovation.
The FCC, under my leadership, will stand for the First Amendment.
Wireless carriers certainly don't need the federal government's help.
Regulatory mandates have a disproportionate effect on small businesses.
Hyperbolic headlines always attract more attention than mundane truths.
Heavy-handed regulations hurt the very consumers they're supposed to help.
Broadband Internet access shouldn't depend on who you are or where you're from.
The FCC has been hard at work doing what we can to help close the digital divide.
The free market for mobile devices and wireless service has been a dramatic success.
I oppose any proposal for the federal government to build and operate a nationwide 5G network.
No one seriously believes that unlocking a cellphone to switch carriers is equivalent to piracy.
Spoofed robocalls are often used by fraudsters to lure consumers into scams and avoid detection.
Overly restrictive regulations not only stifle the private sector; they also ultimately hurt consumers.
My view is that the Internet should be run by engineers and entrepreneurs, not lawyers and bureaucrats.
As we're unleashing the benefits of communications technologies, we also want to minimize the downsides.
Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.
The scourge of unlawful robocalls is technically complex to address, and no single action will get the job done.
Our rules need to keep pace with current technology so that Americans who use hearing aids can easily use phones.
Unfortunately, Lifeline, known in some circles as the 'Obamaphone' program, is plagued by waste, fraud, and abuse.
Consumers have the right to know important information about the service they are choosing to purchase and/or use.
Whether you live in a big city or a small town, a call placed by a loved one, friend, or customer should go through.
The federal government has no business spending your hard-earned money on a project to monitor political speech on Twitter.
The United States needs modern, flexible, light-touch network regulation, not a one-size-fits-all utility model from the 1930s.
One of the great joys of my job is having the privilege of meeting people from all across the country and hearing their stories.
What is responsible for the phenomenal development of the Internet? Well, it certainly wasn't heavy-handed government regulation.
Broadband Internet access service is inherently an interstate service, and that is not a determination that just the FCC has made.
Giving consumers the power to keep their phone numbers when they switch carriers has been great for consumers and businesses alike.
Everyone believes that artificial or prerecorded calls - 'robocalls,' as they're known - are awful. They're intrusive. They're unwanted.
It's vital that low-income Americans have access to communications services, including broadband Internet, which Lifeline helps to achieve.
Under the law, the FCC does not have the authority to revoke a license of a broadcast station based on the content of a particular newscast.
Rules designed for the Ma Bell monopoly during the era of rotary phones were a poor fit for the greatest innovation of our time, the Internet.
Scammers and spammers use spoofing to disguise their identity, to trick consumers into answering unwanted calls, and to hide from authorities.
Light touch regulation means that we create broad regulatory frameworks that can protect consumers to ensure an overall competitive marketplace.
Infrastructure investment is critical to closing the digital divide in our country and bringing high-speed Internet access to more rural Americans.
Incumbents have long promoted regulation in the name of protecting consumers when their actual goal is to block new entrants and stifle competition.
There is no reason why any legitimate caller should be spoofing an unassigned or invalid phone number. It's just a way for scammers to evade the law.
I've talked a lot about the need to promote digital empowerment: to enable any American who wants high-speed Internet access, or broadband, to get it.
The Internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want and say and do what you want without having to ask anyone's permission.
High-speed Internet access, or broadband, is giving entrepreneurs anywhere an unprecedented chance to disrupt entire industries and transform our country.
Consumers fare best when the barriers to business entry are low, which helps ensure that the market - any market - becomes competitive and stays that way.
Consumers and businesses alike value their ability to keep a phone number when changing providers or relocating. This concept is called 'number portability.'
My own view is that the Internet should be run by technologists and engineers and business people, not by lawyers and bureaucrats here in the nation's capital.
In the United States, the government has no business entering the marketplace of ideas to establish an arbiter of what is false, misleading, or a political smear.
Increasingly, meeting the connectivity needs of all Americans - no matter where you live - means freeing up spectrum to meet the growing demand for wireless broadband.
You may never need them, but if you do, they'll be there. It's that bedrock promise of protection that makes our public safety officials the unsung heroes that they are.