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STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MIGNON L CLYBURN ON THE ANNOUNCED 
DEPARTURE OF CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
For his tireless efforts to push our nation to the front of the global broadband market, I 
applaud Chairman Julius Genachowski.  Under his leadership, the Commission has employed 
creative approaches to promoting greater deployment and adoption of fixed and mobile 
broadband services, established clear rules of the road for an open Internet, spurred innovation 
and investment in broadband service and applications, and is off to a terrific start towards 
conducting the world’s first-ever voluntary incentive auction.  
Having spent a number of hours with the Chairman for nearly four years, I am keenly 
aware of his devotion to strategic and sensible regulation.  He is pragmatic, driven, and pushes 
companies and their executives to do better – and try harder – in the quest for the optimal 
consumer user experience with technology of all forms.  The Chairman has been extremely adept 
at crafting original ideas and forging essential alliances to get all Americans online in order to 
narrow our nation’s digital divide. The Commission will continue, I am confident, to follow 
along those well-laid paths he has provided us for years to come.
I will miss Julius Genachowski, who in a relatively short period of time has become a 
trusted and dear friend.  We are all richer and wiser from the collaborative engagement. I wish 
him the very best.
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