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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: 
 November  17,  2005  Barry  Ohlson:  (202)  418-  2300  e-  mail:  barry.  ohlson@  fcc.  gov 
 STATEMENT  BY  COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN  ON  THE  ANNOUNCED  DEPARTURE  OF  COMMISSIONER  KATHLEEN  Q.  ABERNATHY 
 Kathleen  Abernathy  has  served  on  the  Commission  ever  since  I  arrived,  and  I  will  miss  her  very  much.  She  has  always  been  good  to  work  with:  honest,  straightforward,  and  keenly 
 interested  in  finding  solutions  to  the  many  vexing  problems  we  face.  She  is  a  thoughtful  policymaker  and  a  good  person  to  work  with  under  the  often  stressful  circumstances  in  which  we 
 find  ourselves. 
 I  wish  her  and  her  family  all  the  best,  with  every  expectation  she  will  continue  to  enjoy  great  success  in  her  life  and  in  her  work. 


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