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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:  February  2,  2001  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 Rkimball@  fcc.  gov 
 FCC  TO  OBSERVE  NATIONAL  CONSUMER  PROTECTION  WEEK  WITH  THREE  AREA  MEETINGS 
 Agency  Emphasizes  Outreach  to  Senior  Citizens  Consumer  “Tip  of  the  Day”  to  be  Posted  on  Website 


 Washington,  DC  –  The  FCC  will  focus  on  concerns  of  senior  citizens  during  this  year’s  observance  of  National  Consumer  Protection  Week,  February  5-  10.  The 
 Commission’s  theme  will  be  “Senior  Sense:  Knowledge  is  Power.” 
 During  National  Consumer  Protection  Week  government  agencies  and 
 organizations  around  the  nation  highlight  consumer  protection  and  education 
 efforts. 


 The  Commission’s  Consumer  Information  Bureau  (CIB)  has  organized  three  events  during  the  week  to  meet  with  seniors,  listen  to  their  concerns  and  discuss 
 telecom  issues  of  particular  interest  to  them.  These  issues  include:  implementation  of  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act,  procedures  for  filing  a  complaint,  slamming 
 and  telemarketing  rules,  video  description  and  closed  captioning. 
 Roderick  K.  Porter,  chief  of  the  CIB,  said,  “All  our  efforts  at  the  FCC,  this  week  and  every  week,  have  the  ultimate  goal  of  serving  the  public  interest  –  consumers’ 
 interests.  Everyone  here  is  keenly  aware  of  this  responsibility  and  we  all  work  to  ensure  that  the  American  consumer’s  interests  are  always  promoted  and  protected.  This  year’s 
 FCC  consumer  week  outreach  will  highlight  the  interests  of  one  of  the  fastest  growing  segments  of  our  population  –  senior  citizens.” 


 The  three  events  at  which  CIB  staff  members  will  meet  with  seniors  are: 
 x  Monday,  February  5,  11:  00  AM  -  noon 
 Sunrise  at  Bluemont  Park  Retirement  Community 
 Arlington,  VA 


 x  Wednesday,  February  7,  9:  30  AM  –  10:  30 
 Iverson  Mall  Walkers  (AARP  DC  Group)  Iverson  Mall 
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 Hillcrest  Heights,  MD 
 x  The  Charter  House  Retirement  Community 
 Silver  Spring,  MD 


 The  Commission  will  also  be  posting  a  “Consumer  Tip  of  the  Day”  on  its  website 
 <<  www.  fcc.  gov  >> 


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