STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL
Re: Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 2, and 15 of the Commission’s Rules regarding Authorization 
of Radiofrequency Equipment; Amendment of Part 68 regarding Approval of Terminal 
Equipment by Telecommunications Certification Bodies
The demand for our airwaves continues to accelerate.   According to recent projections, 
in the next five years, mobile data traffic will be thirteen times what it is right now.  But it is 
important to keep in mind that the way we use our mobile devices today is just the beginning, 
because 50 billion interconnected devices and the Internet of Things are speeding our way before 
the end of the decade.  They will remake the way we communicate—between people, between 
people and devices, and between our devices themselves.    
So from upstream research to downstream testing, the Commission must make sure that 
its policies promote innovation and the smart use of spectrum.  The good news is that today’s 
rulemaking does just that.  For the first time in over a decade, we are beginning to seriously 
explore how new radio equipment is approved.  Under our existing rules, the review process can 
take months.  But if we can safely and effectively streamline this process, we will be able to 
expedite the rate at which new devices reach the market.  More than that, by combining an 
accelerated radio equipment approval process with the new experimental licensing system the 
Commission adopted last month, our policies can pack a powerful innovative punch—and 
promote the efficient use of spectrum.  That’s an outcome I am pleased to support.