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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  Daniel  Gonzalez  at  (202)  418-  1000 
 CHAIRMAN  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN’S  STATEMENT  ON  COMMISSIONER  KATHLEEN  Q.  ABERNATHY’S  DEPARTURE 
 Today,  Federal  Communications  Commissioner  Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  announced  her  upcoming  departure  from  the  Commission.  Chairman  Martin  thanks  Commissioner  Abernathy 
 for  her  years  of  dedicated  service  and  said,  “I  have  enjoyed  working  with  Commissioner  Abernathy  since  we  joined  the  Commission  together  over  four  years  ago.  She  has  made  valuable 
 contributions  to  the  agency  during  her  tenure,  and  we  have  all  benefited  from  her  extensive  knowledge  of  the  communications  industry.  I  wish  her  the  best  in  her  future  endeavors.” 
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