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O'Rielly Envisions Bigger Work From Home Future

FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly is hopeful performance of telecom technology during the pandemic will hasten trends to allow more work from home, he told USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter Thursday. O'Rielly said he attended the USTelecom conference from his bedroom and…

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addressed commissioners' meeting Tuesday from his children's nursery. O'Rielly said he's spending more traditional work hours on childcare, influencing his decision-making. He applauded industry for making U.S. broadband networks "the envy of the world." In the future, he said, punching a clock won't matter as much: "You'll work when you can fit it in." New technologies and devices will support the shift, he said. "I'm optimistic we're going to grow from this experience."