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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL 
ON LACK OF INTEGRITY IN FCC PROCESS
NEW YORK, December 4, 2017 — Following a joint press conference with New 
York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel 
released the following statement: 
“Our Internet economy is the envy of the world because it is open to all . What produced 
this dynamic engine of entrepreneurship, experimentation, and opportunity is a 
foundation of openness.  That openness is revolutionary.  I believe it is essential that we 
sustain this foundation of openness—and that is why I support net neutrality.  
But the FCC appears on course to eliminate our net neutrality rules and wipe away our 
Internet rights.  This would be a mistake.  
While I fundamentally disagree with the merits of the FCC’s proposal, what is equally 
concerning is the lack of integrity to the FCC’s process that has led to this point.  
To review, the FCC has held zero public hearings.  The FCC has knowingly maintained a 
system that has already been corrupted and is susceptible to abuse. This has led to the 
following problems:
? Approximately a million comments may have fraudulently used the names of real 
people, including thousands that the New York Attorney General is now 
investigating
? An alleged distributed denial of service attack that the Government 
Accountability Office is now investigating
? Nearly half a million comments were filed from Russian e-mail addresses
? 50,000 consumer complaints missing from the record
Distressingly, the FCC has been unwilling to assist a law enforcement investigation into 
some of these problems.  That’s unacceptable.  The FCC needs to correct this course 
immediately.  The integrity of our process is at stake.  The future of the Internet is at 
stake.  Until we get to the bottom of this, no vote should take place until a responsible 
investigation—like that in New York—is complete.
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Office of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
Twitter: @JRosenworcel
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).