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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  February  23,  2005  David  Fiske:  202-  418-  0513 
 STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  POWELL  ON  THREE  PROPOSED  FORFEITURES  FOR  VIOLATION  OF  COMMISSION  CLOSED  CAPTIONING  RULES 
 “Today’s  Enforcement  Bureau  actions  are  the  first  in  the  Commission’s  history  regarding  its  emergency  closed  captioning  rules.  People  with  hearing  disabilities  have  a  right  to  the  same 
 timely  emergency  information  as  stations  provide  to  their  hearing  audiences.  The  Commission  remains  committed  to  strong  enforcement  in  this  critical  area.” 


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