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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  28,  2005  Janice  Wise:  (202)  418-  8165 
 janice.  wise@  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  DENIES  INDECENCY  COMPLAINTS  AGAINST  “WILL  AND  GRACE”  EPISODE 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  a  complaint  by  the  Parents  Television  Council  alleging  that  WRC-TV 
 and  other  television  licensees  affiliated  with  the  NBC  Television  Network  aired  indecent  material  during  an  episode  of  the  “Will  and  Grace”  program. 


 The  Commission  noted  that  the  episode  did  not  depict  nudity  or  sexual  or  excretory  activities  and  that  the  dialogue  was  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  indecent. 
 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin  and  Adelstein,  FCC  05-  38,  February  28,  2005. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Janice  Wise  or  Lisa  M.  Fowlkes  (202)  418-  7450 
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