FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON 
OFFICE OF 
THE CHAIRMAN 
The Honorable Ron Wyden 
United States Senate 
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Washington, D.C. 20510 
Dear Senator Wyden: 
August 29, 2017 
Thank you for your letter regarding the Restoring Internet Freedom Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted by the Commission on May 18, 2017. I share your view on the 
importance of having a free and open Internet. And in this proceeding, the Commission is 
currently examining the best legal framework for both protecting Internet freedom and providing 
strong incentives for the private sector to build and expand next-generation networks so that all 
Americans can be connected to digital opportunity. 
Currently, the FCC is in the midst of receiving public comment on this matter, and we 
will go where the facts and the law lead us. Your views are very important and will be entered 
into the record ofthe proceeding and considered as part of the Commission's review. I look 
forward to continuing to work with you and your colleagues on this critical issue. Please let me 
know if I can be of any further assistance. 
Sincerely, 
v, 
Ajit V. Pai