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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  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). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACTS:  October  28,  2005  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 Meribeth  McCarrick  202-  418-  0654 


 FCC  REMINDS  COMMUNICATIONS  PROVIDERS  HOW  TO  CONTACT  AGENCY  FOR  EMERGENCY  ASSISTANCE  AFTER  NORMAL  BUSINESS  HOURS 


 Washington  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  today  reminded  telecommunications  providers  needing  emergency  assistance  after  normal  business  hours  how  to  contact 
 the  agency. 
 Providers  who  need  FCC  emergency  assistance  or  STA’s  can  call  the  FCC’s  Communications  Center,  which  is  open  24  hours  a  day,  at  (202)  418-  1122. 


 For  a  listing  of  all  FCC  Public  Notices  and  Press  Releases  relating  to  Hurricane  recovery  efforts  and  extensions  of  FCC  filing  dates  for  regulatory  fees  and  various  regulatory  proceedings,  and  for  other 
 hurricane  recovery  related  information,  go  to  the  FCC’s  website,  www.  fcc.  gov,  and  click  on  the  Hurricane  Wilma,  Rita  and  Katrina  emergency  information  boxes  at  the  top  of  the  homepage. 


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