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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  December  5,  2002  Maureen  Peratino  at  (202)  418-  0506 
 SEMIANNUAL  REPORT  OF  FCC  INSPECTOR  GENERAL  RELEASED 
 Washington,  DC.  --  The  Chairman  of  the  FCC  has  transmitted  to  the  appropriate  Congressional  Committees  the  Inspector  General's  most  recent  Semiannual  Report  to  Congress, 
 covering  the  period  April  1,  2002  -  September  30,  2002. 
 The  report  is  available  from  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor:  Qualex  International  at  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC  20554;  telephone  (202)  863-  2893;  fax 
 (202)  863-  2898;  TTY  (202)  863-  2897;  email  Qualexint@  aol.  com 
 The  report  is  also  available  on  the  Internet.  The  Internet  address  is  www.  fcc.  gov/  oig. 


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 Office  of  Inspector  General  contact:  Thomas  M.  Holleran  (202)  418-  0470 
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