Jessica Rosenworcel

Unlicensed spectrum has low barriers to entry, and that means it's where innovation can happen, and innovation without permission.

E-rate is a program worth fighting for.

I will not reduce the funding.

I believe that the agency has a responsibility to assess the deployment of broadband pursuant to Section 706.

I think Congress was very clear that they intended the FCC to have a role.

If reconfirmed, I will continue to respect the priorities of this Committee.

I think that's what Congress intended when it laid down this law.

I just don't think we have the authority.

Consumers don't like them and they don't like paying for them.

What happened 15 years ago on September 11 changed us all. It left an indelible mark.

It's time to do something about this.

If you don't have access to modern communications today, you don't have a fair shot at prosperity in the 21st century.

I believe it is our duty and a duty to our constituents to make sure that their money is only spent responsibly.

I don't think this is the way government should be handling the American people's dollars with cavalier disregard for basic fiscal discipline.

What we cannot support, however, is a fund that lacks external controls and is susceptible to waste, fraud, and abuse.

This is a law from 1991 and one of the challenges that the agency has right now...

While we have only 5 percent of the globe's population, we have over one-third of its 4G deployment.

We're not looking to change it. We're just looking to modernize the system.

This is something we can do at the agency.

This month, at the FCC, we will begin the world's first spectrum incentive auction.

It is absolutely necessary to have access to broadband to have a fair shot of prosperity in the digital age.

The good news is that the United States leads the world in the current generation of wireless technology known as 4G.

I think the homework gap is the cruelest part of our new digital divide, but it is within our power to bridge it and fix it.

Privacy is a cherished principle, and it is also a complicated one in the digital age.

Everyone in this room has probably used unlicensed spectrum today.