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For immediate release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
ON ANY PLAN TO “NATIONALIZE” 5G 
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2018. -- “I’ve seen lead balloons tried in D.C. before but 
this is like a balloon made out of a Ford Pinto.  If accurate, the Axios story suggests 
options that may be under consideration by the Administration that are nonsensical and 
do not recognize the current marketplace.  Instead, U.S. commercial wireless 
companies are the envy of the world and are already rushing ahead to lead in 5G.  I 
plan to do everything in my power to provide the necessary resources, including 
allocating additional spectrum and preempting barriers to deployment, to allow this 
private sector success to continue.”
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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).