WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his senior staff at the agency.

“Chairman Wheeler announced – on his first day, I might add – a senior staff team with deep substantive knowledge of telecom policy and a thorough understanding of the FCC’s inner workings. With this team, he will be able to hit the ground running on the significant issues facing the agency, including strengthening E-Rate, the first-ever voluntary spectrum auctions to fund the first responder communications network, and shaping the ongoing evolution of our communications networks. I wish them all luck at the FCC – I think public service is one of the highest callings.”

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