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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER ON 
NEW EFFORT TO HELP CONSUMERS COMBAT STOLEN CELL PHONES  -
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2015 – The following statement is attributable to FCC Chairman 
Tom Wheeler regarding today’s CTIA announcement of a new, enhanced effort to help 
consumers combat stolen smart devices and protect personal information:
“CTIA and its members understand that smart-device theft remains a serious problem. Their 
enhanced voluntary commitment to adopt anti-theft features and educate consumers demonstrates 
their resolve in combatting it. I am encouraged that the industry has taken action in response to 
the recommendations recently submitted by the FCC Technical Advisory Committee’s stolen 
phones working group, and I am hopeful that this new voluntary commitment will make a 
meaningful difference for consumer safety. As the enhanced commitment recognizes, these 
solutions work only if they are adopted widely. The FCC will remain vigilant in this area by 
pushing for further improvements to the theft-prevention toolbox, and also by monitoring closely 
whether the efforts of industry and others are producing meaningful results.”
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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. Cir. 1974).