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For Immediate Release
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL 
ON COMMISSIONER CLYBURN’S DEPARTURE ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2018. — 
“Commissioner Clyburn has been a forceful advocate for change, for equal 
opportunity, and for closing the digital divide.  It was a privilege to support her history-
making leadership as Acting Chairwoman.  It has been an honor to work alongside her 
to put consumers first and bring connectivity to those at greatest risk of being left 
behind—urban, rural, and everywhere in between.  I am proud to have worked together 
with her to support net neutrality and grateful to have been her partner in her 
unwavering work to remedy the grave injustice of exorbitant prison phone rates.  As 
she departs this agency, she should know her legacy is intact because so many who 
work on communications policy will continue to be guided by her outstanding 
example.  I consider myself among them.  
In short, Commissioner Clyburn is a dynamo.  She represents the best of public 
service.  I am proud to call her both a colleague and a friend.”  
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Office of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: (202) 418-2400
Twitter: @JRosenworcel
www.fcc.gov/leadership/jessica-rosenworcel
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).