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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  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:  August  4,  2004  Meribeth  McCarrick  202-  418-  0654 
 Meribeth.  McCarrick@  fcc.  gov 
 PRESS  STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ON  HOMELAND  SECURITY  POLICY  COUNCIL  PRESENTATION  OF 
 FCC  ACTIONS  PROMOTING  HOMELAND  SECURITY 
 I  am  very  proud  of  the  significant  Homeland  Security  contributions  the  FCC  has  made  during  the  last  year.  Certainly  the  industries  that  we  regulate  are  a  critical  part  of 
 the  nation’s  infrastructure  –  not  only  in  their  own  right  but  also  because  other  key  industries  rely  on  the  telecommunications  backbone  to  support  their  day  to  day 
 operations.  We  are  reminded  of  the  importance  of  this  work  everyday,  but  our  focus  is  sharpened  today  by  the  heightened  terror  threat  we  face  in  several  key  cities,  including 
 our  own. 


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