wiredInUSA July 2017

Jessica Rosenworcel

Re-commissioned?

The Association has welcomed the news that Jessica Rosenworcel, previously Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner from 2012 to 2016, has been renominated for the position by President Trump. During Rosenworcel’s tenure at the FCC, the commission took strides to accelerate fiber network deployment across the country. Rosenworcel is a strong advocate of fiber solutions, writing in a blog post that: “New deployment should be judged, not through the prism of old, Fiber Broadband

detailed regulations but, instead, through the four essential values that have always informed communications policy —public safety, universal access, competition and consumer protection.” “We are thrilled at the prospect of having Commissioner Rosenworcel back at the FCC,” said Heather Burnett Gold, president andCEOof the Fiber Broadband Association. “If she is confirmed, we look forward to her continued support of fiber networks and the benefits that fiber brings to American families, businesses and communities.”

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