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The FCC's Democratic commissioners on net neutrality vote: 'We have a mess on ...


In it, the three Democratic Commissioners — Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel, and Tom Wheeler — linked hands and smiled from the dais, enjoying the moment before the vote.


Appointed to the chairmanship by President Trump, Pai now heads a Republican majority at the commission, where two of the Democratic Commissioners in the 2015 photo, Clyburn and Rosenworcel, are still serving.


I think right now the record in response to our rulemaking on Net Neutrality has over 23 million comments, and in many ways that’s very exciting because the public is speaking out in droves on this issue.


I found that very contrary to the oath that I took eight-plus years ago, and I don’t think it is a very attractive posture for anyone who is a representative, who sits on the Federal Communications Commission in this country.


We are using the foundation that Congress enabled us through the Communications Act to codify, and now we’re shifting gears after the public has weighed in, after a number of businesses have built their models of service.




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