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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  June  14,  2004  Daniel  Gonzalez:  202-  418-  2100 
 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN 
 “I  support  the  Chairman’s  efforts  to  commence  a  proceeding  to  adopt  local  telephone  competition  rules.  In  the  interim,  I  encourage  carriers  to  continue  their  efforts  to  negotiate 
 commercial  arrangement  for  wholesale  access.” 


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