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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:  February  2,  2001 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  FCC  COMMISSIONER  GLORIA  TRISTANI  CONCERNING  NATIONAL  CONSUMER  PROTECTION  WEEK 
 Washington,  DC  --  I  am  delighted  to  participate  in  the  FCC’s  annual  observance 
 of  National  Consumer  Protection  Week.  The  most  important  role  we  play  at  the  FCC  is  putting  consumers  first.  Both  through  our  mission  and  our  actions,  we  strive  to  ensure 


 that  the  communications  industry  best  serves  the  public  interest. 
 Next  Wednesday  morning  I’ll  be  celebrating  National  Consumer  Protection  Week  with  senior  citizens  who  regularly  “mall  walk”  at  the  Iverson  Mall  in  Hillcrest  Heights, 
 MD.  Seniors  are  an  important  part  of  our  community  and  are  taking  an  increasingly  active  interest  in  communications  issues.  I’m  pleased  to  support  the  Commission’s 
 outreach  program,  and  I  look  forward  to  a  lively  and  thoughtful  discussion. 
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