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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:  February  6,  2003  Rosemary  Kimball  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rkimball@  fcc.  gov 
 CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU  LAUNCHES  NEW  POLICY  ISSUES  PAGE  ON  WEB  SITE 


 Washington,  DC  --  The  FCC’s  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  (CGB)  has  created  a  new  page  on  its  Web  site  to  centralize  information  relating  to  the  CGB  Policy  Division. 
 It  is  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  policy. 
 The  CGB  Policy  Division  has  responsibility  for  the  development  of  consumer  policy  concerning  Commission-  regulated  entities,  including  common  carrier,  broadcast,  wireless, 
 satellite  and  cable  companies. 
 Through  rulemakings  and  orders  for  which  it  has  primary  responsibility,  and  by  commenting  on  rulemakings  and  orders  originated  by  other  Bureaus  and  Offices,  the  Division 
 helps  to  ensure  that  consumer  interests  are  considered  in  all  Commission  policy-  making  activities. 


 The  Division's  activities  include:  issuing  orders  resolving  complaints  about  unauthorized  changes  in  telecommunications  providers  (slamming);  conducting  rulemakings  on  slamming  and 
 other  consumer  policy  issues,  including  a  rulemaking  pursuant  to  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act  of  1991  (TCPA),  which  restricts  unsolicited  advertising  using  the 
 telephone  and  facsimile  machine;  and,  tracking  informal  inquiries  and  complaints  to  identify  trends  that  affect  consumers. 


 The  CGB  Policy  Division  page  also  lists  the  Division’s  managers  and  contacts  and  items  of  interest  being  handled  by  the  Division. 
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