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Jessica Rosenworcel

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Jessica Rosenworcel is a prominent Democratic politician from Connecticut, currently serving as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She was first appointed to the FCC in 2012 and has been a strong advocate for expanding broadband access and ensuring equitable communication services across the United States. Rosenworcel has focused on issues such as net neutrality and the importance of keeping communication networks robust and accessible for all citizens.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think we have to have some clear rules and some clear expectations.

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Oct 27, 2015

We are going to find that more funds are actually going to flow to rural communities for WiFi support.

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Oct 27, 2015

Our networks must be available when the unthinkable occurs and we need them most.

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Oct 27, 2015

making more unlicensed spectrum could actually help the Internet of Things really flourish.

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Oct 27, 2015

I believe your legislation reflects that. And I don't think it is always easy to deploy, but I think that they should have that opportunity.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think pressure from the Congress keeps us on guard and keeps us on course.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think shot clocks and deadlines are really important. They have a way of motivating us toward action.

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Oct 27, 2015

There are programs that we have that support low-income telephony right now in households that we could update.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think that we should make sure that we put the remainder of our universal service work on a timeline...

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Oct 27, 2015

I would like to see us put it in place as soon as we can.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think the greatest value in that legislation is, candidly, we have some reports that we have to produce annually that are a waste of commission resources.

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Oct 27, 2015

I think the question is, can we come up with a system that is more geographic-based or roadmile-based so that we can make sure service goes more places?

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Oct 27, 2015

The Do Not Call List only works so much. We know it is not foolproof.

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Oct 27, 2015

It is just not acceptable when calls don't go through.

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Oct 27, 2015

We need to fix the problem with standalone broadband for some of our Nation's rural carriers.

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Oct 27, 2015

We need to move on to the second phase of the fund.

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Oct 27, 2015

I also pledge to continue to listen to you, those with business before the Commission, and, above all, the American people.

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Oct 27, 2015

It is a tremendous honor to have been renominated by the President to continue to serve as Commissioner at the FCC.

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Oct 27, 2015

We need to create schools that are capable of one-to-one device learning, so that requires WiFi.

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Oct 27, 2015

So I think it would be smart to have a rulemaking to take what we know from those settlements and make sure that those kind of scams and fees don't show up on your wireless bill from the very start.

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Oct 27, 2015

Areas that have better broadband and wireless service are better equipped to compete.

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Jul 28, 2015

Developing cooperative relationships with our Federal spectrum users is important because it will speed the process.

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Jul 28, 2015

We have got to find ways to make sure that rural America is not left behind in the wireless revolution.

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Jul 28, 2015

It is absolutely essential that Federal authorities, which control as much as 60 percent of our vital airwaves, that those Federal authorities start seeing some incentives to be efficient with those airwaves so that when reallocation comes…

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