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    Ellen F. Rosenblum Frederick M. Boss: Attorney General Deputy Attorney General

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    1) 17 state Attorneys General wrote to the FCC expressing concern about fraudulent public comments submitted during the net neutrality rulemaking process and urging the FCC to delay consideration of the proposal until investigations are complete. 2) The NY Attorney General uncovered over a million fake submissions using real people's names without consent, which amounts to identity theft on a massive scale and undermines the democratic process. 3) The Attorneys General request the FCC cooperate with law enforcement investigations and ensure the integrity of future public comment processes, as rulemakers must consider legitimate public input to reach valid conclusions.

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    Ellen F. Rosenblum Frederick M. Boss: Attorney General Deputy Attorney General

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    1) 17 state Attorneys General wrote to the FCC expressing concern about fraudulent public comments submitted during the net neutrality rulemaking process and urging the FCC to delay consideration of the proposal until investigations are complete. 2) The NY Attorney General uncovered over a million fake submissions using real people's names without consent, which amounts to identity theft on a massive scale and undermines the democratic process. 3) The Attorneys General request the FCC cooperate with law enforcement investigations and ensure the integrity of future public comment processes, as rulemakers must consider legitimate public input to reach valid conclusions.

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    1) 17 state Attorneys General wrote to the FCC expressing concern about fraudulent public comments submitted during the net neutrality rulemaking process and urging the FCC to delay consideration of the proposal until investigations are complete. 2) The NY Attorney General uncovered over a million fake submissions using real people's names without consent, which amounts to identity theft on a massive scale and undermines the democratic process. 3) The Attorneys General request the FCC cooperate with law enforcement investigations and ensure the integrity of future public comment processes, as rulemakers must consider legitimate public input to reach valid conclusions.

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    Ellen F. Rosenblum Frederick M. Boss: Attorney General Deputy Attorney General

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    1) 17 state Attorneys General wrote to the FCC expressing concern about fraudulent public comments submitted during the net neutrality rulemaking process and urging the FCC to delay consideration of the proposal until investigations are complete. 2) The NY Attorney General uncovered over a million fake submissions using real people's names without consent, which amounts to identity theft on a massive scale and undermines the democratic process. 3) The Attorneys General request the FCC cooperate with law enforcement investigations and ensure the integrity of future public comment processes, as rulemakers must consider legitimate public input to reach valid conclusions.

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    ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM FREDERICK M.

    BOSS
    ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    Justice Building
    1162 Court Street NE
    Salem, Oregon 97301-4096
    Telephone: (503) 378-6002

    Federal Communications Commission


    445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554

    Dear Chairman Pai, Commissioners Clyburn, ORielly, Carr, and Rosenworcel,

    One of the most important roles that we, the undersigned Attorneys General of California,
    District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland,
    Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and
    Washington, perform is to prosecute fraud. It is a role we take extremely seriously, and one that
    is essential to a fair marketplace. But, as members of a democracy and duty-bound officers of our
    states, fraud in the democratic process rings a particularly discordant tone in our ears. The
    Restore Internet Freedom proposal, also known as net neutrality rollback, WC Docket No. 17-
    108, has far-reaching implications for the everyday life of Americans. Regardless of opinion on
    any underlying matter, such issues should be met with the utmost integrity of the administrative
    process.

    Recent attempts by New York Attorney General Schneiderman to investigate supposed


    comments received by the FCC have revealed a pattern of facts that should raise alarm bells for
    every American about the integrity of the democratic process. A careful review of the publicly
    available information revealed a pattern of fake submissions using the names of real people. In
    fact, there may be over one million fake submissions from across the country. This is akin to
    identity theft on a massive scale and theft of someones voice in a democracy is particularly
    concerning.

    As state Attorneys General, many of our offices have received complaints from consumers
    indicating their distress over their names being used in such a manner. While we will investigate
    these consumer complaints through our normal processes, we urge the Commission to take
    immediate action and to cooperate with law enforcement investigations.

    Woven throughout the Administrative Procedures Act is a duty for rulemakers to provide
    information to the public and to listen to the public. We know from advising our rulemakers at
    the state level that listening to the public provides insights from a diversity of viewpoints.
    But, if the well of public comment has been poisoned by falsified submissions, the Commission
    may be unable to rely on public comments that would help it reach a legitimate conclusion to the
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    rulemaking process. Or, it must give less weight to the public comments submitted which also
    undermines the process.

    Given the tainted comments that are in question, we request the Commission immediately delay
    consideration of the Restoring Internet Freedom proposal until further investigation can
    determine exactly which comments should be considered. We also urge the Commission to
    cooperate with Attorney General Schneidermans law enforcement investigation, and other state
    and federal law enforcement agencies in any other investigations, and to take more care to ensure the
    integrity of the process in the future.

    While not all of us may agree on any given policy, we stand together today as prosecutors of
    fraud and as defenders of the democratic process. It is essential that the Commission gets a full
    and accurate picture of how changes to net neutrality will affect the everyday lives of Americans
    before they can act on such sweeping policy changes.

    Sincerely,

    ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM
    OREGON ATTORNEY GENERAL

    Cc Oregon Congressman Greg Walden

    XAVIER BECERRA MATTHEW DENN


    CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL DELAWARE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    KARL. A RACINE DOUGLAS S. CHIN


    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ATTORNEY GENERAL HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL

    LISA MADIGAN TOM MILLER


    ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL
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    MAURA T. HEALEY
    MASSACHUSETTS

    ANDY BESHEAR JANET T. MILLS


    KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL MAINE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    BRIAN FROSH
    MARYLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM HOOD
    MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL

    JOSH SHAPIRO
    PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
    JOSH STEIN
    NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL

    PETER KILMARTIN TJ DONOVAN


    RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL VERMONT ATTORNEY GENERAL

    BOB FERGUSON
    MARK HERRING WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
    VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
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