Media Contact: 
Tina Pelkey, (202) 418-0536
tina.pelkey@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
CHAIRMAN PAI STATEMENT ON SELECTION OF 
KEN JOHNSON AS RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2018—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai 
released the following statement regarding President Trump’s selection of Ken Johnson to 
serve as Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
“Ken’s selection to serve as Rural Utilities Service Administrator is a great sign for rural 
America.  As the general manager and CEO of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Ken has been on 
the front lines of bringing high-speed Internet access to unserved areas.  Co-Mo Electric has 
built out a modern fiber-to-the-home network to all its members, so Ken understands how 
transformative this technology can be.  I look forward to working with Ken to close the digital 
divide—my top priority as FCC Chairman and one on which the Department of Agriculture has 
made much progress under Secretary Perdue’s leadership.”
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Office of Chairman Ajit Pai: (202) 418-2000
Twitter: @AjitPaiFCC
www.fcc.gov/leadership/ajit-pai
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).