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Rosenworcel Reviews 2024 FCC Accomplishments

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week listed making communications “more just for more people in more places,” protecting consumers and “leaning into the future” as among her core values during her FCC career. In a post summarizing her 2024 accomplishments,…

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she also mentioned “making communications available to all” and “putting national security and public safety front and center” as guiding principles. “I believe these are the things we need to do to build a digital future that works for everyone,” she wrote. “I am gratified to see that the FCC has made real progress to advance these principles during 2024, defining my time at the agency.” In the post, Rosenworcel laid out all the actions the agency has taken, from the affordable connectivity program, to creating a Missing and Endangered Persons event code, to responding to the Salt Typhoon cyberattack (see 2412300039). Salt Typhoon “has resulted in unprecedented coordination between the FCC and our national security counterparts across government,” she said. During her tenure, the FCC “engaged with over 540 representatives and stakeholders across 78 countries to share FCC best practices, strengthen relationships, and advocate our positions on topics ranging from robocalls to spectrum management and satellite licensing to media and broadcast issues,” Rosenworcel said. “Everything I have mentioned in this note was made possible by working together with my colleagues at the agency and, of course, the remarkable public servants at the FCC, who have a deep and dynamic understanding of communications technology.” She added, “I am grateful for their efforts and proud of what we accomplished together to build a digital future that works for everyone.”