Media Contact: 
David Grossman, (202) 418-2100 Josh Tzuker, (202) 326-3279
david.grossman@fcc.gov jtzuker@ftc.gov
For Immediate Release
JOINT STATEMENT OF FCC COMMISSIONER MIGNON CLYBURN AND 
FTC COMMISSIONER TERRELL MCSWEENY
On Senate Passage of Broadband Privacy CRA
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WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 – “Today the Senate voted along party lines to dismantle the 
FCC’s broadband privacy rules. If signed by the President, this law would repeal the FCC’s 
widely-supported broadband privacy framework, and eliminate the requirement that cable and 
broadband providers offer customers a choice before selling their sensitive, personal 
information,” said FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and FTC Commissioner Terrell 
McSweeny.
Clyburn and McSweeny, continued: “This legislation will frustrate the FCC’s future efforts to 
protect the privacy of voice and broadband customers. It also creates a massive gap in consumer 
protection law as broadband and cable companies now have no discernible privacy 
requirements. This is the antithesis of putting #ConsumersFirst. The House must 
still consider this legislation. We hope they recognize the importance of consumer privacy and 
not undermine the ability of Americans to exercise control over their sensitive data.”
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Office of FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn: (202) 418-2100
Twitter: @MClyburnFCC
www.fcc.gov
Office of FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny: (202) 326-3279
Twitter: @TMcSweenyFTC
www.ftc.gov
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).