STATEMENT OF 
CHAIRMAN AJIT PAI
Re: Jay Peralta, Corona, New York, File No. EB-FIELDNER-16-00022343.
Today, the FCC makes it abundantly clear that it will not tolerate unauthorized and illegal use of 
the radio spectrum.  This may not be a typical pirate radio case in which an unauthorized operator inflicts
damage on a radio broadcaster that is operating with a valid FCC license, but it does involve unauthorized 
interference to critical public safety communications systems.  
Jay Peralta deliberately disregarded the Commission’s rules and the safety and security of New 
York City Police Department (NYPD) officers and the general public when he operated a radio on 
frequencies licensed to the NYPD without FCC authorization.  Mr. Peralta’s nine unauthorized and 
interfering transmissions involved false bomb threats, false claims of criminal activities involving 
firearms, false distress calls from purported NYPD officers, and threats against NYPD officers.  These 
transmissions were malicious and egregious actions that could have caused substantial and widespread 
harm. 
For as long as the FCC has existed, the agency has had the important mission of preventing radio 
interference. And within the realm of public safety, the FCC has no higher purpose than promoting 
secure and reliable public safety and emergency response communications.  The Commission must
continue to discharge these critical duties—and vigorous prosecution of the fight against unauthorized 
operators is an important way to do so.  
I am grateful to my fellow Commissioners for agreeing to act swiftly and strongly in this serious 
matter.