NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: February 12, 2014 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506 Email: neil.grace@fcc.gov STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER ON THE CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK Washington, D.C. – FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler issued the following statement today: “I commend NIST and the many stakeholders who helped develop the Cybersecurity Framework, a significant first step that lays the groundwork to further secure America’s critical infrastructure. The FCC was pleased to participate in this process. Now the next phase of hard work begins. It is time to operationalize the framework within the communications sector to keep America’s information economy strong.” -- FCC --