Tom Wheeler

if there is ever an example where 706 would apply, it is in the ability to say to states, you cannot get in the middle of this 'virtuous cycle' and prohibit consumers from being able to have access to a competitive service.

I believe that under Section 706, anything that is anti-competitive or anti-consumer is competitively unreasonable and therefore can, and should be, blocked.

I don't believe there ought to be haves and have-nots.

competition has clearly been shown to be the best tool.

if the citizens of a community want to organize through their local government to say, to bring competition in broadband provision, they should not be inhibited.

this is the joy of this job. I, Senator Johanns, thank you for your thought that they might name the building after me. This is not a goal, okay?

The Russian incursion into the Crimean region of Ukraine requires an unequivocal response that sends a clear message that Russia cannot interfere with the sovereignty of other countries.

We need to make sure that we are going away from the 'regulator knows best' approach.

My view is that we should not add to the challenges our fellow citizens face in rural America.

[s]imply sending more money to the E-Rate program to keep doing business as it has been for the last 18 years is not a sustainable strategy.

the perfect is the enemy of the good.

We need to focus on a 21st century goal, which is high-speed broadband to schools.