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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  August  29,  2003  Linda  Haller  at  (202)  418-  1408 
 STATEMENT  OF  FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ON  THE  INTRODUCTION  OF  NEW  SATELLITE  LICENSING  PROCEDURES 


 Washington,  DC  –I  am  pleased  to  report  the  successful  implementation  of  the  Commission’s  new  satellite  licensing  rules  which  went  into  effect  this  week. 
 One  of  my  core  priorities  as  chairman  has  been  to  modernize  the  agency  –  to  make  the  FCC  smarter  and  faster.  By  re-  tooling  our  satellite  licensing  processes  for  the  21  st  century,  we 
 provide  for  prompt  licensing,  allow  entrepreneurs  to  test  their  ideas  in  the  marketplace,  and  maintain  America’s  satellite  leadership.  Prompt  licensing  also  enhances  the  ability  of  the  market 
 to  encourage  competition  both  within  the  satellite  industry  and  across  technologies. 
 Finally,  I'd  like  to  acknowledge  the  International  Bureau's  satellite  policy  team,  whose  talent,  creativity  and  dedication  made  these  procedures  possible. 


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