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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  25  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). 
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 February  13,  2001  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 


 FCC  TO  HOLD  POLICY  AND  PROCEDURES  REVIEW 
 AT  FEBRUARY  AGENDA  MEETING 


 Washington,  DC  –  FCC  chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  announced  today  that  the  agency’s 
 regularly  scheduled  monthly  meeting  on  February  22,  2001,  will  focus  on  a  comprehensive 
 review  of  FCC  policies  and  procedures  by  the  Commissioners  and  senior  agency  officials. 


 Powell  said  eight  FCC  bureau  and  office  chiefs  will  report  on  their  internal  management 
 procedures  and  current  regulatory  issues,  to  be  followed  by  questions  and  dialogue  with  the 
 Commissioners.  He  said  this  broad  policy  and  procedures  discussion  will  be  in  lieu  of  the 
 Commission  taking  up  individual  agenda  items  at  the  February  meeting. 


 Powell  said,  “I  think  the  monthly  meeting  is  a  good  forum  for  the  Commission  to  publicly 
 take  stock  of  how  well  we  are  organized  to  be  as  responsive  as  possible  to  the  issues  and  needs  of 
 the  industries  under  the  purview  of  the  FCC.  I  look  forward  to  an  informative  and  stimulating 
 dialogue  between  the  Commissioners  and  our  excellent  staff.” 


 Powell  said  the  presentations  will  be  made  in  two  panels: 
 Panel  One  consisting  of  the  chiefs  of  the  Wireless  Bureau  (Tom  Sugrue),  Common  Carrier 
 Bureau  (Dorothy  Attwood),  Enforcement  Bureau  (David  Solomon)  and  Consumer  Information 
 Bureau  (Rod  Porter,  Acting),  and 


 Panel  Two  consisting  of  the  Chiefs  of  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  (Bruce 
 Franca,  Acting),  International  Bureau  (Don  Abelson),  Mass  Media  Bureau  (Roy  Stewart)  and  Cable 
 Services  Bureau  (Deborah  Lathen). 


 The  FCC’s  Open  Meeting  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  February  22,  2001  at  9:  30  a.  m.  in  the 
 Commission  meeting  room,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  ,Washington,  DC. 


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