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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Cir.  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  Contact:  William  J.  Friedman  January  16,  2001  (202)  418-  2300 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  FCC  COMMISSIONER  GLORIA  TRISTANI 
 ON  D.  C.  CIRCUIT’S  EEO  DECISION 


 Today’s  rejection  of  the  FCC’s  EEO  rules  will  make  it  even  more  difficult  to  achieve  a 
 broadcast  industry  that  reflects  America’s  rich  cultural  diversity.  I  am  deeply  saddened  that  the 
 court  rejected  the  rules  in  their  entirety,  even  those  parts  deemed  constitutional.  The  court’s 
 interpretation  of  these  rules  perpetuates  a  disheartening  reality  that  the  federal  government  will 
 not  ensure  fair  recruitment  policies  in  the  broadcast  industry. 


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