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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.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT: 
 January  17,  2001  Mike  Balmoris  at  (202)  418-  0253 
 Email:  mbalmori@  fcc.  gov 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  ISSUES  BIENNIAL  REGULATORY  REVIEW  REPORT  FOR  THE  YEAR  2000 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Today,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC) 
 issued  its  biennial  regulatory  review  report  for  year  2000.  The  Telecommunications  Act  of 
 1996  requires  the  Commission  to  review  its  rules  that  apply  to  telecommunications  service 
 providers  and  its  broadcast  ownership  rules  to  determine  whether  any  regulations  are  no 
 longer  in  the  public  interest  due  to  meaningful  economic  competition  and  whether  such 
 regulations  should  be  repealed  or  modified.  The  Commission  has  expanded  the  regulatory 
 review  to  include  all  of  the  agency's  regulations. 


 The  Commission’s  Biennial  Regulatory  Review  2000  fulfills  its  statutory 
 responsibility  and  identifies  current  deregulatory  efforts  and  rules  that  should  be  modified 
 or  repealed.  The  review  is  more  expansive  than  the  statute  mandates,  and  establishes  a 
 framework  for  future  biennial  reviews  so  that  the  process  will  become  a  vital  and 
 productive  part  of  the  agency’s  ongoing  evaluation  of  its  rules  resulting  in  improved 
 service  to  the  public  and  reduced  burdens  on  the  industry.  Finally,  the  report  sets  the  stage 
 for  initiation  of  several  rulemaking  proceedings  to  repeal  or  modify  a  number  of 
 substantive  and  procedural  rules  across  all  Bureaus  and  Offices. 


 The  Staff  Report,  which  provides  details  of  this  review,  is  being  released  concurrently 
 and  can  be  found  on  the  Commission’s  web  site. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  December  29,  2000,  by  Report  (FCC  00-  456).  Chairman 
 Kennard  and  Commissioners  Ness,  Furchtgott-  Roth,  Powell,  and  Tristani.  Commissioner 
 Furchtgott-  Roth  issuing  a  separate  statement. 


 CC  Docket  No.  00-  75 
 -FCC-News 


 about  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  can  also  be  found 
 on  the  Commission’s  web  site  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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