Media Contacts: 
Rebekah Goodheart, (202) 418-2100
Rebekah.Gooodheart@fcc.gov  
Robin Colwell, (202) 418-2300
Robin.Colwell@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
JOINT STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONERS 
MIGNON CLYBURN AND MICHAEL O’RIELLY 
ON THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU’S IMPLEMENTATION OF 
100% OVERLAP RULE
Washington (July 29, 2015) -- “Today, we support the Bureau’s Public Notice to 
implement the phase out of universal service support for rate-of-return carriers in service 
areas fully served by a competitor that does not receive such subsidies.  Providing 
support to a carrier that is in essence using it to compete against an unsubsidized provider 
is not the best use of our scarce federal universal service dollars, as it distorts the market, 
fuels inefficiency, creates an un-level playing field and is not the intent of universal 
service.  While today’s action is a significant first step, we have more to do to address 
wasteful or excessive spending that is an undue burden on all consumers that contribute 
to the program.  Further reforms are necessary to ensure we target finite universal service 
funds to areas that will not have broadband without such support.”  
The Public Notice is available at https://www.fcc.gov/document/100-percent-overlap-pn.
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Office of Commissioners Mignon Clyburn: (202) 418-2100; and Mike O’Rielly: (202) 418-2300
Twitter: @MClyburnFCC @MikeOFCC
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. Cir. 1974).