For Immediate Release
Contact: Ted Hearn
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PITTSBURGH, January 3, 2019 – American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation yesterday of current FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and incoming FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks:
“ACA congratulates current FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and incoming Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on their Senate confirmations to serve as agency leaders. ACA members, consisting of hundreds of smaller communications providers, look to the FCC to produce high-level, bipartisan policy that promotes broadband deployment throughout the country, thus advancing economic opportunity, employment, and educational opportunities in a balanced manner. ACA looks forward to working not only with Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks but also Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel on building consensus-driven outcomes worthy of widespread support.”
About the American Cable Association: Based in Pittsburgh, the American Cable Association is a trade organization representing more than 700 smaller and medium-sized, independent companies that provide broadband, phone and video services to nearly 8 million customers primarily located in rural and smaller suburban markets across America. Through active participation in the regulatory and legislative process in Washington, D.C., ACA’s members work together to advance the interests of their customers and ensure the future competitiveness and viability of their business. For more information, visit: https://acaconnects.org/