Federal Communications Commissioner Gomez Remarks on Proceedings Impacting Consumers at February Meeting

At today’s meeting, I voted on two consumer issues—to ask cable programmers, and television and radio stations for their help to achieve the critical goal of providing timely information about emergencies to the public, in a language they can understand; and to clarify that consumers can opt-out of call or text lists using any reasonable means and may respond in the language in which they received the communication. I also voted on two technology advancement issues—to approve the operation of a new microphone system that can operate more mics per megahertz, doing more with less; and to establish a framework for InSpace Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing capabilities which supports U.S. leadership in the space economy.