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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  October  28,  2003  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 Richard  Diamond  202-  418-  0506 


 Court  Upholds  Key  Component  of  Powell  Digital  Transition  Plan 
 The  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  District  of  Columbia  Circuit  denied  a  petition  for  review  of  the  Federal  Communication  Commission’s  tuner  order  in  a  20-  page  ruling  issued 
 today.  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  issued  the  following  statement: 
 “We’re  on  track  to  have  most  television  sets  digital-  ready  by  2007.  This  will  ensure  that  consumers  are  able  to  enjoy  high-  quality  digital  broadcast  programming  without  the  hassle 
 and  expense  of  hooking  up  a  separate  set-  top  box.  We’re  pleased  that  the  court  has  upheld  a  key  component  of  our  digital  television  transition  plan.” 


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