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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: 
 April  13,  2001  Dan  Rumelt  at  (202)  418-  7512 


 COMMISSIONER  HAROLD  FURCHTGOTT-  ROTH  TO  DISCUSS  TELECOM  ISSUES 
 WITH  WASHINGTON,  DC,  SENIORS’  GROUP 
 Commissioner  Named  “Man  of  the  Month” 


 Washington,  DC  –  FCC  Commissioner  Harold  Furchtgott-  Roth  and  staff  from  the 
 Commission’s  Consumer  Information  Bureau  will  participate  in  a  discussion  of  current 
 telecommunications  issues  with  a  Washington,  DC,  seniors  group  on  Monday,  April  16. 


 Commissioner  Furchtgott-  Roth  will  meet  with  the  Brookland-  Woodridge  AARP  chapter 
 and  will  receive  its  “Man  of  the  Month”  award  for  his  work  while  on  the  Commission. 


 Commissioner  Furchtgott-  Roth  said,  “I  am  very  honored  to  have  been  chosen  as  the 
 chapter’s  “Man  of  the  Month”  and  I  look  forward  to  meeting  with  this  dynamic  group  of  people 
 to  hear  their  concerns  and  increase  awareness  about  the  FCC’s  role  in  consumer  protection.” 


 Monday’s  meeting  continues  the  Commission’s  outreach  to  seniors  that  began  with 
 National  Consumer  Protection  Week  in  February  and  is  called  “Senior  Sense:  Knowledge  is 
 Power.”  Commissioner  Furchtgott-  Roth  will  open  the  meeting  and  experts  from  the 
 Commission  staff  will  discuss  the  functions  of  the  FCC,  understanding  confusing  phone  bills, 
 dealing  with  telemarketers;  accessibility  issues  such  as  hearing  aid  compatibility  and  closed 
 captioning;  and  how  to  file  complaints  with  the  FCC. 


 There  will  be  a  question  and  answer  period  after  the  presentations. 
 The  event  will  be  Monday,  April  16,  12:  30  to  1:  30  PM  at  the  Northeastern  Presbyterian 
 Church,  211  Varnum  St.,  NE,  Washington,  DC  20018. 


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