STATEMENT OF 
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY
Re: Rules and Policies Regarding Calling Number Identification Service – Caller ID; Waiver of 
Federal Communications Commission Regulations at 47 C.F.R. § 64.1601(b) on Behalf of Jewish 
Community Centers, CC Docket No. 91-281
During this proceeding, I have endeavored to strike an appropriate balance between providing 
information to law enforcement to help them investigate threatening calls while safeguarding the valid 
privacy interests of callers who may choose to block caller ID to protect themselves or others from real 
harms.  I also sought to narrow the circumstances under which loosely defined “security personnel” could
obtain access to caller ID information.  I wanted to ensure that providers are not put in an untenable role 
of deciding whether there is a threat and who should receive information.  Additionally, we must protect 
call recipients from bad actors or others who may claim to be security personnel to get access to the 
information for their own purposes.  
Given the Commission’s penchant for TV references, let me delve into a couple to highlight that 
for every legitimate security personnel, there is a James Garner of the Rockford Files or Tom Selleck of 
Magnum P.I. seeking to extract information for unintended purposes.  The item resolves this to a 
satisfactory degree, I hope, by tying security personnel to those approved or authorized by law 
enforcement.  
I thank the Chairman and staff for working with me to resolve these concerns.  I vote to approve.