The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “Clear and transparent processes lead to better regulatory results. FCC Chairman Pai made clear his commitment to these goals with the voting process reform he enacted at his first Open Meeting. “Today’s announcement underscores that commitment even further. The…
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AT&T Statement on Protecting Customers’ Privacy Rights
Today, in a petition to stay the Federal Communications Commission’s flawed privacy rules, several associations representing U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) released detailed principles, fully supported by AT&T, that reaffirm ISPs’ commitment to protecting customers’ privacy online. The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “AT&T has…
Read More AT&T Statement on Protecting Customers’ Privacy RightsHow the Public Safety Bureau Paper Gets Cybersecurity Wrong
By Chris Boyer, AT&T Assistant Vice President of Global Public Policy Last week, the FCC’s Public Safety Bureau issued a white paper on “Cybersecurity Risk Reduction” that raised several issues around the role of Internet service providers (ISPs) in cybersecurity. While there are too many flaws in the paper to mention them all here, two…
Read More How the Public Safety Bureau Paper Gets Cybersecurity WrongAT&T Applauds President Trump’s Decision to Name Ajit Pai as New FCC Chairman
The following statement may be attributed to Bob Quinn, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs: “Today, on his first official day in office, President Trump designated Ajit Pai as the new FCC Chairman. No one is more prepared to reframe the agency to address the needs of this rapidly changing marketplace….
Read More AT&T Applauds President Trump’s Decision to Name Ajit Pai as New FCC ChairmanAT&T Response to Wireless Bureau’s Review of Sponsored Data Programs
The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “It remains unclear why the Wireless Bureau continues to question the value of giving consumers the ability to watch video without incurring any data charges. This practice, which has been embraced by AT&T and other broadband providers, has enabled…
Read More AT&T Response to Wireless Bureau’s Review of Sponsored Data ProgramsAT&T Responds, Again, to Wireless Bureau’s Sponsored Data Inquiry
The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “As we explain (again) in the response provided to the Wireless Bureau today, the video entertainment marketplace is ripe for disruptive change, which is exactly why consumers have enthusiastically embraced Data Free TV in all its competitive forms. That…
Read More AT&T Responds, Again, to Wireless Bureau’s Sponsored Data InquiryAT&T Statement on Announcement FCC Chairman Wheeler will Step Down in January
The following may be attributed to Bob Quinn, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External and Legislative Affairs: “It would be disingenuous to suggest that we did not have significant differences with the direction the FCC took under Chairman Wheeler. However, Chairman Wheeler has been a respected leader in the video and wireless industries for over…
Read More AT&T Statement on Announcement FCC Chairman Wheeler will Step Down in JanuaryAT&T Applauds the Selection of Congressman Walden to Chair the House Energy & Commerce Committee
Yesterday, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) was selected to chair the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T applauds the selection of Congressman Walden to Chair the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He has played a critical role in shaping our…
Read More AT&T Applauds the Selection of Congressman Walden to Chair the House Energy & Commerce CommitteeAT&T Statement on FCC’s Privacy Order
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “AT&T has long been committed to a clear and transparent approach to ensuring that the privacy rights of our customers are protected. For this reason, AT&T is pleased that the FCC listened to the parties to this proceeding, including the…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC’s Privacy OrderFCC Hosts Second Meeting of Robocall Strike Force; Industry Delivers Short and Long-Term Solutions
Today, AT&T committed to immediately start working with vendors and to be ready for carrier interoperability verification by the 4th quarter of 2017. These standards will make it easier to mitigate robocalls and go after the bad actors. AT&T fully intends to meet this aggressive timeline. The following are remarks by AT&T Chairman & CEO…
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