Federal Communications Commission FCC 14-33 
CONCURRING STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY
Re: Cargo Airline Association Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling; Rules and Regulations 
Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991; CG Docket No. 02-278
Re: GroupMe, Inc./Skype Communications S.A.R.L Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling; Rules 
and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991; CG Docket No. 
02-278
I concur with these two items because of the good that they accomplish. They will provide much needed 
clarity in an area where uncertainty can inhibit legitimate businesses from offering consumer-friendly 
applications and services, and can breed litigation.  They will also directly benefit consumers by enabling 
them to receive package delivery notifications they want and expect, and by ensuring that they can take 
advantage of a service that helps connect groups of friends, families, and colleagues. 
My only hesitation is on the applicability of the TCPA to text messages.  The TCPA was enacted in 1991 
– before the first text message was ever sent.  I was not at the Commission when it decided that the TCPA 
does apply to text messages, and I may have approached it differently.  It would have been better if the 
Commission had gone back to Congress for clear guidance on the issue.  I will look for opportunities, like 
the ones presented here, to ensure that our rules do not stand in the way of innovation and certainty that 
benefits consumers and businesses alike.