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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: 
 June  27,  2005  Barry  Ohlson:  (202)  418-  2300  e-  mail:  barry.  ohlson@  fcc.  gov 
 COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN  ISSUES  STATEMENT  IN  RESPONSE  TO 
 U.  S.  SUPREME  COURT  BRAND  X  DECISION 
 Washington,  DC  –  FCC  Commissioner  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  issued  the  following  statement  in  response  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court’s  decision  in  National  Cable  &  Telecommunications 
 Association  et  al  v.  Brand  X  Internet  Services  et  al. 
 “Today,  the  Supreme  Court  provided  long-  awaited  guidance  on  the  legal  classification  of  cable  broadband  modem  services.  Speeding  the  wide  deployment  of  broadband  services  throughout 
 this  country  is  one  of  the  top  priorities  for  the  Commission.  The  Court's  decision  should  not  mean  that  policymakers  turn  their  backs  on  American  consumers  or  neglect  public  safety.  I  look 
 forward  to  working  with  my  colleagues  at  the  FCC  and  with  Congress  to  both  promote  a  truly  competitive  marketplace  and  to  ensure  that  all  consumers  are  protected  and  have  access  to 
 affordable  broadband  services.” 
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