FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn‘s Remarks at CompTel's Competition and Innovation Policy Summit

I’m hopeful we can continue the trend of promoting wireline competition for, in the end, it is consumers that benefit from more choice, more innovation and lower prices. But, competition does not necessarily happen organically -- the advent of competition has often occurred because of policies that promote and encourage entry.

As I see it, promoting competition (and maintaining it where it exists) requires two things. One, we need to ensure access to the last mile and second, we need to promote deployment of networks, including removing any obstacles or impediments that may hinder deployment. While we still have more to do, particularly when it comes to modernizing our rules regarding wholesale access, there is a lot of promise and opportunity and I look forward to working with CompTel on these issues.