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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:  David  Fiske  February  3,  2003  (202)  418-  0513 
 FCC  BUDGET  OF  $280,798,000  PROPOSED  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2004 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  President  has  submitted  a  budget  to  Congress  that  proposes  fiscal  year  2004  funding  for  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  of  $280,798,000. 
 The  requested  FY  2004  funding  level  will  cover  mandatory  increases  for  salaries  and  benefits  and  other  areas  and  inflationary  increases  for  contract  services.  The  budget  level  also 
 includes  funds  for  additional  staff  to  provide  engineering  expertise  to  ensure  effective  management  of  the  electromagnetic  spectrum  and  encourage  the  provision  of  new  technologies 
 and  services  to  the  public,  continue  infrastructure  improvement  for  the  laboratory  facility,  and  enhance  the  audit  capabilities  of  the  Office  of  Inspector  General. 


 The  complete  copy  of  the  Commission’s  FY  2004  budget  submission  is  available  on  the  FCC’s  web  site  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  Reports/  fccbudget.  html. 
 For  additional  information,  please  contract  Mark  Reger,  Associate  Managing  Director-Financial  Operations  at  (202)  418-  1924. 
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