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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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  CONTACT  September  26,  2003  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 Richard  Diamond  202-  418-  0506 


 Following  yesterday’s  Do  Not  Call  List  decision  from  the  Colorado  U.  S.  District  Court,  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  issued  the  following  statement: 
 The  will  of  the  people,  the  will  of  the  Congress  and  of  the  Administration  could  not  be  more  clear.  Fifty  million  Americans  have,  thus  far,  asked  not  to  be  bothered  by  unwanted  calls. 
 This  decision  wasn’t  just  disappointing  to  millions  of  Americans,  it  was  fundamentally  flawed.  We  strongly  believe  the  Do  Not  Call  list  withstands  constitutional  scrutiny. 
 The  FCC  will  join  the  FTC  in  taking  every  appropriate  legal  measure  to  ensure  the  will  of  the  people  is  vindicated.  We  will  vigorously  defend  the  right  of  Americans  to  choose  not  to 
 receive  telemarketing  calls.  We  are  committed  to  working  tirelessly  to  effectuate  the  will  of  the  American  people. 


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