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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: 
 July  3,  2003  Jordan  Goldstein:  (202)  418-  2000 
 FCC  COMMISSIONER  COPPS  GIVES  GRADE  OF  “F”  TO  COMMISSION  FOR  FAILURE  TO  TAKE  STRONG  ACTION  AGAINST  INDECENCY 
 Washington,  DC  –  Commissioner  Michael  J.  Copps  today  responded  to  the  demands  of  a  broad  coalition  of  organizations  seeking  stronger  Commission  enforcement  of  the  indecency 
 statutes.  In  the  attached  letter  to  L.  Brent  Bozell  III  of  the  Parents  Television  Council,  Copps  lauded  the  efforts  of  the  coalition  and  stated  that  the  “FCC  has  earned  a  grade  of  ‘F’  for  the  job  it 
 has  failed  to  do  in  enforcing  the  statutes  that  exist  to  curb  indecency.”  Copps  reiterated  his  call  for  Commission  vigilance  to  address  the  rising  tide  of  indecency  on  the  public’s  airwaves. 


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