*Pages 1--1 from  Microsoft Word - 45752.doc*
 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  January  31,  2005  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ON  APTS/  NCTA  DIGITAL  TV  CARRIAGE  AGREEMENT 
 I  would  like  to  congratulate  the  Association  for  Public  Television  Stations  and  the  National  Cable  &  Telecommunications  Association  on  their  progressive  digital  television 
 carriage  agreement.  This  monumental  marketplace  agreement  will  ensure  that  some  of  the  most  innovative  high-  definition  and  multicast  broadcast  programming  will  find  its  way  into  cable 
 homes  across  the  country. 
 Today’s  announcement  serves  as  a  testament  to  both  the  public  broadcast  community’s  commitment  to  driving  the  DTV  transition  and  cable  operators’  willingness  to  carry  compelling 
 digital  broadcast  programming  to  its  subscribers.  I  also  want  to  commend  Commissioners  Adelstein  and  Abernathy  on  their  efforts  to  encourage  this  voluntary  industry  agreement. 


 -  FCC  - 
1