FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association conference in Boston, speaking to C-SPAN Senior Executive Producer Peter Slen. (credit: NCTA)

“Serving as FCC Chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional life,” Wheeler said in a statement issued this morning before the commission’s monthly meeting. “It has been a privilege to work with my fellow Commissioners to help protect consumers, strengthen public safety and cybersecurity, and ensure fast, fair and open networks for all Americans.”

Wheeler thanked President Obama for appointing him as chairman, and praised commission staff for “contribut[ing] to a thriving communications sector, where robust investment and world-leading innovation continue to drive our economy and meaningful improvements in the lives of the American people.”