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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,  2004  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 
 To  File  Complaints:  1-  888-  225-  5322  (toll  free) 
 e-  mail:  fccinfo@  fcc.  gov 
 FCC  ACKNOWLEDGES  HUNDREDS  OF  THOUSANDS  WHO  HAVE  COMPLAINED  ABOUT  SUPER  BOWL  HALFTIME  SHOW 


 Washington,  DC  --  The  FCC  acknowledges  the  hundreds  of  thousands  of  Americans  who  have  registered  their  complaints  about  the  broadcast  of  this  year’s 
 Super  Bowl  halftime  show.  The  FCC  has  received  more  than  200,000  complaints  on  this  subject. 


 On  February  2,  the  day  after  the  Super  Bowl,  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  issued  a  statement  calling  the  halftime  broadcast  a  “classless,  crass,  deplorable  stunt” 
 and  instructed  the  Commission  to  immediately  began  a  “thorough  and  swift”  investigation.  While  it  is  impossible  to  respond  to  each  individual  complaint,  the 
 Commission  will  issue  a  decision  that  will  be  posted  on  its  Web  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov  at  the  conclusion  of  the  investigation. 


 Complaints  and  inquiries  can  be  filed  via  the  FCC’s  toll-  free  consumer  line  at  1-  888-  225-  5322,  via  e-  mail  at  fccinfo@  fcc.  gov  or  via  the  Commission’s  Web  site  at 
 www.  fcc.  gov. 
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