WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, issued the following statement regarding the announcement made by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on “open Internet” rules:

“It is unfortunate that the Commission is again attempting to impose unnecessary net neutrality rules. Further, reserving the option of applying outdated Title II regulations to modern technologies through ‘reclassification’ will only add uncertainty to the marketplace and stifle innovation. I question whether the Chairman’s proposals are in consumers’ best interests.”