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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  7,  2005  Audrey  Spivack  (202)  418-  0512 
 FCC  BUDGET  OF  $304,057,000  PROPOSED  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2006 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  President  has  submitted  a  budget  to  Congress  that  proposes  fiscal  year  2006  funding  for  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  of  $304,057,000. 
 The  requested  FY  2006  funding  level  will  cover  mandatory  increases  for  salaries  and  benefits  and  inflationary  increases  for  office  space  rental,  supplies,  printing,  postage  and 
 contractual  services.  The  budget  level  also  includes  funds  to  allow  the  FCC  to  consolidate  and  upgrade  commission-  owned  facilities  at  Columbia,  Maryland;  to  provide  for  critical 
 enhancements  to  the  FCC’s  major  electronic  filing  systems;  to  implement  a  government-  wide  automated  human  resources  system;  and  to  fund  additional  staff  to  assist  with  program  oversight 
 associated  with  USF  audit  activities. 
 The  complete  copy  of  the  Commission’s  FY  2006  budget  submission  is  available  on  the  FCC’s  web  site  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  Reports/  fcc2006budget.  html 


 For  additional  information,  please  contact  Mark  Reger,  Chief  Financial  Officer  at  (202)  418-  1924. 


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