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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  January  22,  2001  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  David  Fiske,  202-  418-  0513 
 STATEMENT  OF  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ON  DESIGNATION 
 AS  CHAIRMAN,  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 I  am  deeply  honored  and  privileged  to  have  received  President  Bush’s  designation  to  be 
 Chairman  of  the  Federal  Communication  Commission. 


 I  look  forward  to  working  with  the  new  administration,  Congress,  my  fellow 
 Commissioners  and  the  very  talented  FCC  staff  on  the  important  and  challenging 
 communications  issues  facing  our  nation. 


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