Chairman Pai's Response to Reps. Pallone, Cummings, DeGette, Kelly, Doyle and Connolly Regarding ECFS Cyberattack

On June 26, 2017, Reps Frank Pallone (R-NJ), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Gerald Connolly (D-VA) wrote to the Federal Communications Commission to express concerns about the FCC's cybersecurity preparedness and the multiple reported problems with the FCC's website in taking public comments in the net neutrality proceeding.

On July 21, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai responded by saying the Information Technology (IT) staff at the FCC immediately addressed the disruption to the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Chairman Pai wrote, "Although i cannot guarantee that we will not experience further attempts to disrupt our systems, our staff is constantly monitoring and reviewing the situation so that everyone seeking to comment on our proceedings will be afforded the opportunity to do so."