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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 Released:  March  9,  2005 
 DIVERSITY  FOR  COMMUNICATIONS  IN  THE  DIGITAL  AGE  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  RENEWED 


 JULIA  JOHNSON  TO  REMAIN  AS  CHAIR 
 FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  announced  today  that  the  Federal  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  in  the  Digital  Age  (Diversity  Committee)  charter  has  been 
 renewed  through  March  8,  2007. 
 Chairman  Powell  said,  “Since  its  inception,  the  Diversity  Committee  has  used  its  expertise,  resources  and  innovative  thinking  to  look  for  new  and  creative  solutions  to  advance  and  enhance 
 employment  and  ownership  opportunities  for  minorities  and  women.  I  am  pleased  that  this  talented  and  dedicated  group  of  people,  who  have  been  unwavering  in  their  commitment,  wish  to 
 recharter  the  committee.  I  am  also  very  pleased  that  Julia  Johnson  will  continue  to  chair  the  committee  –  her  knowledge  and  leadership  have  been  invaluable.” 


 The  Diversity  Committee’s  members  are  experts  in  the  communications,  financial,  and  technology  communities.  They  advise  the  FCC  on  policies  and  practices  designed  to  increase 
 diversity  of  ownership  and  create  employment  opportunities  for  women  and  minorities  in  the  communications  sector  as  well  as  other  related  sectors  of  the  economy.  The  Diversity 
 Committee  also  prepares  periodic  and  final  reports  to  aid  the  FCC  in  its  oversight  responsibilities  and  its  regulatory  reviews  in  this  area.  It  has  developed,  among  other  things,  a  set  of 
 recommendations  and  best  practices  concerning  guidelines,  incentives  and  regulations  or  other  policy  approaches  to  promote  diversity. 


 The  Diversity  Committee’s  website  is  www.  fcc.  gov/  DiversityFAC. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Linda  Blair  at  (202)  418-  7450  or  Michele  Ellison  at  (202)  418-  1700. 


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