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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
ON THE 18
th
ANNUAL WIRELESS COMPETITION REPORT
WASHINGTON, December 23, 2015. — Yet again, the request for this year's Wireless 
Competition Report to be voted on by the Commissioners was denied. As I said last year, 
the release of the report on delegated authority was likely to set precedent for future 
reports, and that is exactly what has happened. The statute states that the Commission, 
not the Bureau, must report annually about the state of the mobile industry. I will 
continue to object to this continued delegation of authority to staff. The data in this report 
is being used by this Commission as a foundation for regulatory decisions and, therefore, 
should contain input from and be approved by the Commissioners. Further, the statute 
states that the report must contain "an analysis of whether or not there is effective 
competition." It amazes me that with more than 90 percent of Americans having a choice 
of four or more wireless providers that we are incapable of concluding, as directed by 
Congress, whether this industry is competitive.
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Office of Commissioner Mike O’Rielly: (202) 418-2300
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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. Cir. 1974).