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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order
constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
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April 6, 2010 Brigid Calamis 202-418-2200
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. McDOWELL 
ON THE RECENT D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION 
IN THE COMCAST/BITTORRENT CASE
The following statement should be attributed to FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell: 
“I am pleased that today’s court order makes clear that Title I of the Communications Act 
provides the FCC with no authority to regulate the network management practices of an Internet 
service provider.  I hope this decision will provide certainty in the marketplace and will not lead 
to the unnecessary classification of broadband service as a monopoly phone service under Title II 
of the Act.”
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