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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  contacts:  February  3,  2003  Jordan  Goldstein  at  (202)  418-  2000 
 Lisa  Zaina  at  (202)  418-  2300 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONERS  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS  AND  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN 
 ON  THE  FEDERAL-  STATE  JOINT  BOARD  ON  UNIVERSAL  SERVICE 
 Commissioners  Michael  J.  Copps  and  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  announced  today  that  they  have  developed  a  rotation  schedule  for  service  on  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on 
 Universal  Service.  Commissioner  Adelstein  will  join  the  Joint  Board  in  2003  and  Commissioner  Copps  will  rejoin  next  year. 


 The  Commissioners  stated:  “We  understand  that,  notwithstanding  the  critical  importance  that  both  of  us  place  on  universal  service,  as  minority  members  on  this 
 Commission  we  are  traditionally  allotted  only  one  of  the  three  statutory  slots  on  this  Joint  Board.  We  therefore  have  established  a  rotation  plan  for  membership  on  the  Board.  We 
 intend  to  coordinate  closely  on  these  issues  to  ensure  that  the  decisions  of  the  Commission  and  the  Joint  Board  adhere  closely  to  the  clear  Congressional  directive  to 
 preserve  and  advance  universal  service.  All  Americans,  no  matter  who  they  are  or  where  they  live,  should  have  access  to  quality  services  at  affordable  rates.” 


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