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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  CONTACTS  April  5,  2004  Richard  Diamond,  202-  418-  0506 
 Michael  Balmoris,  202-  418-  0253 


 FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  POWELL’S  COMMENTS  ON  SBC’S  COMMERCIAL  AGREEMENT  WITH  SAGE  TELECOM  CONCERNING  ACCESS  TO  UNBUNDLED 
 NETWORK  ELEMENTS 
 Washington,  DC  –  “This  is  an  encouraging  sign  that  companies  have  taken  the  Commission’s  call  for  negotiations  to  heart.  And  more  importantly,  this  demonstrates  that 
 commercial,  market-  based  agreements  can  be  accomplished.  I  hope  this  paves  the  way  for  further  negotiations  and  contracts—  so  that  America’s  telephone  consumers  have  the  certainty 
 they  deserve.” 


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