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March 20, 2013      Matthew Berry, 202-418-2005 
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STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER AJIT PAI 
ON THE ANNOUNCED DEPARTURE OF COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. 
MCDOWELL 
For over six years, Robert M. McDowell has served on the Federal Communications 
Commission with honor and distinction.  He has championed innovation, promoted competition, 
and focused on boosting private investment in the communications industry.  Rob was among the 
first to sound the alarm about international threats to Internet freedom, and his leadership has 
been critical to forging a broad, bipartisan consensus on this issue.   
On a personal level, I will always be grateful to Rob for the kindness he showed me 
during my first months in office.  I am proud to call him a friend as well as a colleague.  He has 
shown that it is possible to take the Commission’s work very seriously without taking ourselves 
too seriously. 
Whatever path Rob chooses to take next, I have no doubt that he will continue to achieve 
great success and to contribute positively to our country.  I wish him all the best in his future 
endeavors.