December 30, 2016 - 5:30 pm
Bringing the Connected Future to All Americans, May 11, 2012 – January 3, 2017
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Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel believes that the future belongs to the connected. She works to promote greater opportunity, accessibility, and affordability in our communications services in order to ensure that all Americans get a fair shot at 21st century success. She believes strong communications markets can foster economic growth and security, enhance digital age opportunity, and enrich our civic life.
From fighting to protect net neutrality to ensuring access to the internet for students caught in the Homework Gap, Jessica has been a consistent champion for connecting all. She is a leader in spectrum policy, developing new ways to support wireless services from Wi-Fi to video and the internet of things. She also is responsible for developing policies to help expand the reach of broadband to schools, libraries, hospitals, and households across the country.
Named as one of POLITICO's 50 Politicos to Watch and profiled by InStyle Magazine in a series celebrating "women who show up, speak up and get things done," Jessica brings over two decades of communications policy experience and public service to the FCC. Prior to joining the agency, she served as Senior Communications Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, under the leadership of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV and Senator Daniel Inouye. Before entering public service, Jessica practiced communications law in Washington, DC.
She is a native of Hartford, Connecticut. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and New York University School of Law. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband Mark, and children Caroline and Emmett.
Travis Litman
Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor, Wireline and Public Safety
Travis Litman is a Commission veteran, who returns to the office after previously serving as Commissioner Rosenworcel's Senior Legal Advisor for wireline and consumer issues. Travis has held a variety of roles in the agency's Wireline Competition Bureau, including as Assistant Chief of the Telecommunications Access Policy Division. He also has served as Counsel to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he provided assistance to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Before entering public service, Travis practiced communications law at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP and Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP. He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and the University of Colorado School of Law.
Kate Black
Policy Advisor, Media
Kate Black joins the office from EMILY's List, where she most recently served as Chief of Staff. In this role she was responsible for strategic support for its president and for helping to implement and manage EMILY's List goals and initiatives. In her role she worked to elect women up and down the ballot and from across the country. Previously, Kate served as the Vice President of Research for EMILY's List, where she was responsible for regulatory and legislative policies regarding key issues facing American families and the economy. While in this role, she also served as Executive Director of American Women, where she led the organization's polling, messaging, and policy development, with a special focus on media consumption and the impact of new technologies on the economy. Kate has held a variety of other policy and research positions at a diverse group of organizations, including the Democratic National Committee, the Service Employees International Union, and Hillary Clinton for President. She is the co-author, with June Diane Raphael, of "Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World," scheduled to be published by Workman Publishing in 2019. She is a graduate of Miami University and holds a Master of Arts from George Washington University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Sam and their son, Charlie.
Umair Javed
Legal Advisor, Wireless and International
Umair Javed serves Commissioner Rosenworcel as legal advisor for wireless and international issues. Mr. Javed joins the Commission from Wiley Rein LLP, where he was an associate in the firm’s Telecom, Media, and Technology group. At Wiley Rein, Mr. Javed provided legal counsel and strategic advice to a broad cross-section of clients on domestic and international telecommunications regulation, spectrum policy, and global Internet governance. He also has served on U.S. delegations to conferences and meetings of the International Telecommunication Union, including the 2016 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly and the 2017 World Telecommunication Development Conference. Mr. Javed currently serves as Commissioner of the Consumer Protection Commission of Fairfax County and previously was a firefighter and EMT-B in Albemarle County, Virginia. He holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia as well as a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Jessica Martinez
Special Advisor and Confidential Assistant
Jessica Martinez joins Commissioner Rosenworcel’s office from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic Staff, where she served as the Outreach and Member Services Coordinator. Ms. Martinez also served as the Communications Director for the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association. Before her time on Capitol Hill, Ms. Martinez served as an Associate with a DC strategic firm, focusing on children’s healthcare policy issues. Her prior experience also includes time as a fellow with Progressive Congress, an internship with the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, and the Latino Outreach Coordinator for the Utah State Democratic Party. She holds a B.A. from the University of Utah.
Aurelle Porter
Staff Assistant
Ms. Porter has worked at the Federal Communications Commission since 2006. Most recently, she served as Special Assistant in the Office of Legislative Affairs. She also worked as a Staff Assistant to former FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin.
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Steering into the Future with More Wi-Fi by Sharing the Upper 5 GHz Band
February 23, 2015 - 5:02 pm
Driving Wi-Fi Ahead: the Upper 5 GHz Band
Today’s Wi-Fi spectrum bands are wildly popular. But with more and more people and devices...
Broadband Conversations
Dedicated to amplifying the voices of women who are making a difference in our digital lives.
Broadband Conversations is dedicated to highlighting women who are making an impact on our digital lives. Each episode, Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel will talk to women who are breaking new ground and forging new paths in technology, media, and innovation about what they're working on, what's on their minds, what they think is the next for the future. Because there are just too few, it's time to amplify these women's voices.
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Episodes
FCC commissioner: We need to crack down on e-cigarette advertisements
USA Today
February 13, 2019
It’s Time to Classify 9-1-1 Operators as Protective Service Professionals
The Hill
November 12, 2018
The Real Threat to Our 5G Future
Politico
September 26, 2018
Working to overcome digital divide
Santa Fe New Mexican
August 4, 2018
Counting our way to gender equality
The Hill
August 1, 2018
Education Department must do more to understand — and close — the homework gap
EdScoop
July 20, 2018
FCC must keep Puerto Ricans connected to Lifeline this storm season
Orlando Sentinel
June 22, 2018
Discounted Phones Save Lives of Homeless LGBT Teens
Advocate
June, 20 2018
Let's give 911 professionals the classification they deserve
The Hill
June 14, 2018
This program helps 1.3 million vets stay connected. The FCC wants to gut it
Military Times
June 8, 2018
How The FCC Will Make It Harder For Domestic Violence Survivors To Get Help
Bustle
June 6, 2018
The Facebook hearings demonstrate the need for technology policy experts in Congress
NBC News
April 13, 2018
Guest opinion: Improving the next National Broadband Map
Sky-Hi News
March 23, 2018
The FCC Should Use Blockchain to Manage Wireless Spectrum
Wired
March 20, 2018
A Seat at the Table
Shondaland
March 9, 2018
Russians are hacking our public-commenting system, too
The Washington Post
March 6, 2018
States Are Stealing Funds from 9-1-1 Emergency Services — Now They’ll be Punished
The Hill
February 9, 2018
FCC Moves Threaten Local News in Iowa and Across the Nation
Des Moines Register
January 22, 2018
Open Accessibility to the Internet Vital to Development of Technology (w/ Senator Catherine Cortez Masto)
Las Vegas Sun
January 12, 2018
It’s Time to Chart a Course for 5G Success
TechCrunch
January 10, 2018
What Small Businesses Stand to Lose in a Net Neutrality Rollback
Harvard Business Review
December 12, 2017
We Don’t Need New Gatekeepers (w/ Senator Kirsten Gillibrand)
Refinery29
December 12, 2017
FCC Must Investigate Fraud Before Voting on Net Neutrality
Wired
December 9, 2017
I'm on the FCC. Please Stop Us From Killing Net Neutrality
LA Times
November 22, 2017
What the President Gets Wrong About Broadcast TV
Cosmopolitan
October 17, 2017
Homework Gap Hurts Poor, Rural Students
Las Cruces Sun-News
October 22, 2016
Moving Next Generation 911 Forward
The Oklahoman
September 24, 2016
Action Needed to Advance the Next Generation 911
The Hill
June 30, 2016
Millions of Children Can't Do Their Homework Because They Don't Have Access to Broadband Internet
Aspen Ideas Festival
June 29, 2016
We Need More Wi-Fi
Morning Consult
June 20, 2016
The Cleveland Homework Gap When There's No Internet at Home
Cleveland.com
April 22, 2016
Connecting Students at School and at Home
Principal Leadership
April 2016
Boost the Homework Connection
Albany Times Union
March 29, 2016
Bridging the Homework Gap
Huffington Post
June 16, 2015
Filling in the Homework Gap
Daily Press
May 30, 2015
Falling through the homework gap
Providence Journal
April 25, 2015
Limited Internet access a challenge for Detroit kids
Detroit Free Press
March 16, 2015
Let's Give Our Students a Chance to Compete in the Digital Age
Roll Call
December 10, 2014
How to close the "Homework Gap"
Miami Herald
December 5, 2014
A New Year, a Bolder and Better E-Rate
Huffington Post's Tech Blog
December 3, 2014
The Race to 5G Is On
Re/code
October 27, 2014
Sandbox Thinking
Democracy Journal
Fall 2014
Here's How To Expand Wireless Spectrum
Mercury News
September 26, 2014
Viewpoints: Let's Upgrade Our Schools for the Digital Age
The Sacramento Bee
April 25, 2014
Bring Wireless 911 Up To Date
The Hill
January 14, 2014
Giving Our Kids a Chance to Compete in the Global Economy Means High-Speed Broadband Capacity
Huffington Post's Tech Blog
July 24, 2013
A Federal Wireless Policy Built on Carrots, Not Sticks
The Hill
June 27, 2013
High-speed Internet Access a Classroom Necessity
San Antonio Express
June 25, 2013
Transforming Education Digitally
Politico
June 3, 3013
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