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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:  December  3,  2002  Jordan  Goldstein  at  (202)  418-  2000 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 
 ON  JONATHAN  ADELSTEIN  JOINING  THE  COMMISSION 


 Today  is  a  win-  win  for  the  FCC  and  for  all  who  are  interested  in  the  work  it  performs.  We  have  a  new  Commissioner  of  outstanding  ability  and  a  Commission  at  full 
 complement,  at  last. 
 Jonathan  Adelstein  joins  our  ranks  as  we  prepare  to  embark  upon  one  of  the  most  momentous  years  in  the  long  history  of  the  FCC.  Important  votes  that  will  dramatically 
 affect  the  telecommunications  and  media  landscapes  will  occur  in  the  coming  months.  We  are  fortunate  that,  as  we  deliberate  these  issues,  we  will  have  Jonathan’s  intelligence, 
 experience  and  good  judgment  to  call  upon  as  we  chart  our  way  to  a  better  communications  world  for  all  our  citizens.  On  many  of  these  issues,  we  are  at  a  true 
 crossroads.  I  am  confident  that  our  chances  of  finding  the  road  to  take  have  been  significantly  improved  with  the  arrival  of  Commissioner  Adelstein. 


 I  also  want  to  commend  Jonathan  for  the  exemplary  way  in  which  he  handled  the  long  process  of  nomination  and  confirmation.  This  process,  for  all  who  have  been 
 through  it,  is  never  easy.  In  Jonathan’s  case,  totally  extraneous  circumstances  complicated  the  process  beyond  what  anyone  could  have  expected.  Through  it  all,  he 
 conducted  himself  with  uncommonly  good  judgment,  infinite  patience  and  an  inner  confidence  that  in  the  end,  all  would  be  well.  It  is. 


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