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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:  March  11,  2005  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 
 E-  mail:  david.  fiske@  fcc.  gov  Lauren  Patrich  at  (202)  418-  7944 
 E-  mail:  lauren.  patrich@  fcc.  gov 


 STATEMENT  OF  FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ON  D.  C.  CIRCUIT  LNP  DECISIONS 


 Today’s  D.  C.  Circuit  rulings  are  another  big  win  for  competition  and  wireless  consumers  –  one  more  potential  hurdle  has  been  removed  on  the  road  to  an  even  more  robustly  competitive 
 marketplace. 
 The  Court’s  action  validates  the  FCC’s  commitment  to  provide  all  consumers  with  the  benefit  of  wireless  local  number  portability.  Indeed,  wireless  LNP  has  already  allowed  millions 
 of  consumers  to  exercise  choice  in  a  competitive  marketplace. 
 The  Court  also  upheld  the  Commission’s  commitment  to  allowing  consumers  to  take  their  numbers  between  wireline  and  wireless  carriers.  While  the  Court  directed  the  Commission 
 to  seek  more  information  from  small  and  rural  carriers  on  the  impact  of  these  requirements,  I  am  confident  that  the  Commission  will  be  able  to  respond  quickly  to  the  Court’s  directive  and  fully 
 implement  intermodal  local  number  portability. 


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 News  and  other  information  about  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  is  available  at  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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