“‘Let’s roar. Let’s make a ruckus. Let’s stop this plan in its tracks,’ she tweeted in 2017, when Pai released his plan to rescind the net neutrality rules.” https://t.co/r83cV4u5Bc

— Resistbot (@resistbot) January 21, 2021

She continually called out some of the FCC's bullshit under the previous administration. I'm thinking this is good news. https://t.co/4t4u724PPC

— Sean Hollister (@StarFire2258) January 21, 2021

FCC head Ajit Pai is out. Here is a list of bad stuff his FCC did over the last four years https://t.co/Q8CEKyuEpe pic.twitter.com/tZjEghbNnq

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) January 20, 2021

This is a fantastic choice. I spend some of the 2010s in telecom land and she's been fighting for more equitable, faster broadband access since she was appointed to the Commission. She knows 5G wireless won't fix everything. She knows it's about fiber, rural, muni, etc. https://t.co/YX0GmRorDj

— Gordon Chaffin (@GordonAChaffin) January 21, 2021

May he never have faster upload speeds for the rest of his life. https://t.co/JJgG4Ja33p

— ??? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY (@BreeMinneapolis) January 20, 2021

Biden's just-announced pick to lead the FCC is a big proponent of net neutrality, and of expanding broadband access, especially for families of kids who need the internet for school. She's also a podcaster.

Good profile by @aprilaser. https://t.co/5fH9NQuwyb

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 21, 2021

Pai has been an enormous obstacle to broadband in the US, which in turn has created a huge category of have-nots under Covid. Pai has done incalculable damage to our nation. https://t.co/qGBmOyZEOg

— Waldo Jaquith (@waldojaquith) January 20, 2021

Ajit caused more harm than not during his tenure. glad to see him gone. https://t.co/Ltm3sohLL3

— Kal (@khenidak) January 21, 2021

of course one of the Trump FCC's last acts is a report that pretends that US broadband is competitive and wonderful, and 3 Mbps upstream is good enough https://t.co/aXljCdgFuY

— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) January 20, 2021

A new administration, a new acting FCC chair. @kellymakena with the news: https://t.co/m6S7v4eygp

— nilay patel (@reckless) January 21, 2021

A great primer on the new head of the FCC. Lots of questions about what this administration will prioritize, but the FCC will surely be at the center of some of the biggest tech decisions. Excellent work by @aprilaser https://t.co/Mumt8950YP

— Ezra Kaplan (@EzraNBC) January 21, 2021

Commissioner Rosenworcel has been a massive champion of restoring net neutrality rules and also coined the term "The Homework Gap" back in 2014 to describe the gap between students who need the internet to do their homework but don't have access at home https://t.co/vE24pLR3lA

— april glaser (@aprilaser) January 21, 2021

First of all: we need to start holding Biden's feet to the fire right away and demand a new chair of the @FCC who will work quickly to restore #netneutralty & reverse the damage done by Ajit Pai. We'll need to make sure the Senate confirms that nom ASAP. https://t.co/MTa6omPOWm

— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) January 20, 2021

NEW: Biden selects Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chair of FCC. She's a big net neutrality supporter who has spent years calling on govt to do more to close the digital divide.

Earlier, Biden picked Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair of the FCC. https://t.co/s9rswVBkE4

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) January 21, 2021

BREAKING: President Biden has selected @JRosenworcel to lead the FCC as acting chair.

I dug into her history at the agency and what to expect for the future of hugely important issues like net neutrality and broadband access https://t.co/vE24pLR3lA

— april glaser (@aprilaser) January 21, 2021

This is likely to be a pretty impactful appointment. Rosenworcel consistently pushes for privacy etc.https://t.co/0dikGsPp0o

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) January 21, 2021

Biden's pick for acting FTC chair, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, has vocally pushed for tougher antitrust enforcement against tech giants. She will take over the Facebook antitrust case and Amazon antitrust investigation, at least for now. @tonyromm reports: https://t.co/aBQhts3OsJ

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 21, 2021

and here is @kellymakena and @reckless interviewing now-acting FCC chair Rosenworcel this past May. https://t.co/uOMGkU8SRa pic.twitter.com/EmZS8YW3ug

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) January 21, 2021

Great pick! Congrats @JRosenworcel https://t.co/XnETxcrjEj

— Aaron Levie (@levie) January 21, 2021

In the FCC's 96-year history, Jessica Rosenworcel is only the second woman chosen to run the agency as acting chair. She's also the first mother picked to run the FCC––a role that has had an impact on her policy priorities.

Here's my profile of her: https://t.co/vE24pLR3lA

— april glaser (@aprilaser) January 21, 2021

Biden picks Jessica Rosenworcel as acting FCC chief (by @aprilaser)https://t.co/cLHoze6sGY

— Cyrus Farivar (@cfarivar) January 21, 2021

A great primer on the new head of the FCC. Lots of questions about what this administration will prioritize, but the FCC will surely be at the center of some of the biggest tech decisions. Excellent work by @aprilaser https://t.co/Mumt8950YP

— Ezra Kaplan (@EzraNBC) January 21, 2021

President Biden has tapped Jessica Rosenworcel, currently a Democratic commissioner of the FCC, to be the acting head of the agency https://t.co/6ExCo4XfKb

— Axios (@axios) January 21, 2021

Biden taps @JRosenworcel to lead FCC https://t.co/yu0OIedzMd

— Ina Fried (@inafried) January 21, 2021

Biden taps Rosenworcel to lead FCC https://t.co/IYG9VY2O3c

— Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 21, 2021

WHAT ARE YOUhttps://t.co/j0XBOj1806 pic.twitter.com/tphlwFNNte

— TechLinked (@TechLinkedYT) January 20, 2021

“3Mbps uploads still fast enough for US homes, Ajit Pai says in final report”

Hey ⁦@AjitPai⁩ GFY

3 Mbps is bullshit and you know it https://t.co/zjizX4TUPg

— Dan Okopnyi ?? (@d1rtydan) January 21, 2021

https://t.co/DMznRPImgY

3Mbps upload is "advanced telecommunications capability"

this is like saying the Model T Ford represents "advanced vehicular capability"

compared to walking or horse-pulled carriages, maybe

thanks for keeping us in the 1910s of the internet, @AjitPai

— ??? (@Coestar) January 21, 2021

Outgoing FCC commissioner @AjitPai thinks 3 Mb/s is fast enough for homes. The FCC's website defaults to streaming at 720p, with a target bitrate of 3.5 Mb/s.

In other words, 3 Mb/s isn't enough to even watch the videos of the FCC's own meetings.https://t.co/LW3zdAAZzQ

— John Feminella ? (@jxxf) January 21, 2021

Despite Pai's rosy conclusions, 17 percent of rural areas and 21 percent of tribal lands lack 25 down /3 up Mbps connectivity. Affordability is a concern for millions across the country. It's not the time to be taking a victory lap. https://t.co/Rowfpnh8UR

— Scott Resnick (@sjresnick) January 21, 2021

FCC rushes self-congratulatory work of fiction out the door at the last minute. So much for "pens down" after the election -- or the reality faced by millions of Americans still stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide. https://t.co/1RgOwWz8XQ

— Craig Aaron (@notaaroncraig) January 19, 2021

Final insult of the Trump @FCC: it determines that #broadband is being deployed 2 all Americans "on a reasonable & timely basis," & that the benchmark 4 #broadband speeds should still be 25/3. Given what we've seen the past 10 months, both are absurd. https://t.co/DqxqSpIGpw

— Gigi Sohn (@gigibsohn) January 19, 2021

The rural-urban digital divide is rapidly closing and the number of rural Americans lacking access to 25/3 Mbps #broadband service has fallen more than 46% since 2016 according to new @FCC annual Broadband Deployment Report. Details here: https://t.co/JEBiYoM7R5 #DigitalDivide

— The FCC (@FCC) January 19, 2021