STATEMENT OF
CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
RE: Section 257 Triennial Report to Congress Identifying and Eliminating Market Entry Barriers for 
Entrepreneurs and Other Small Businesses
I am pleased that the Commission has voted out its Section 257 report, which addresses some of 
the FCC’s highest priorities: unleashing entrepreneurship, supporting small businesses and spurring our 
economy.
Two facts highlight why the FCC’s efforts to remove barriers to new entrants in the 
communications space are important to our economy.
First, the information and communications technology sector is a significant and growing part of 
our economy, generating more than a trillion dollars a year in economic activity.  In 2010, the tech sector 
grew twice as fast as the U.S. economy, and analysts project the same will be true in 2011.
Second, small businesses, and new entrants in particular, are the key drivers of net job creation in 
the United States.  Since 1980, nearly all net job creation in the United States came from businesses that 
are less than five years old.  From 1977 to 2005, existing firms have lost jobs on average, while new firms 
have added 3 million jobs a year. 
This report looks at the FCC’s efforts from 2007 to 2009 to remove barriers to new entrants and 
small businesses in the communications sector.  I am pleased to report that it does a more comprehensive 
job than previous iterations of providing information that may be useful to policymaking.  I fully expect, 
nonetheless, that our next report will build on these advances and drive our approach to removing barriers 
to small businesses in the years to come. 
As important as the 257 Report is, encouraging a diversity of voices, promoting entrepreneurship 
and fostering the growth of small businesses aren’t just things we think about once every three years 
when it comes time to assemble a report. They are core principles shaping our strategic direction every 
day.  I look forward to our continued work together on these important issues in the months ahead.