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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  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  CONTACT:  January  3,  2006  Jordan  Goldstein  at  (202)  418-  2000 
 MICHAEL  J.  COPPS  SWORN  IN  FOR  SECOND  TERM  AS  FCC  COMMISSIONER 
 Washington,  DC  –  Michael  J.  Copps  was  sworn  in  today  by  Chairman  Kevin  J.  Martin  for  a  second  term  as  a  member  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission.  His 
 new  term  will  run  through  June  30,  2010.  Copps  has  been  a  member  of  the  Commission  since  2001. 


 Copps  stated,  “The  last  four  and  a  half  years  have  been  tremendously  transformative  for  the  world  of  telecommunications  and  the  media.  The  future  holds 
 even  greater  challenge.  I  look  forward  to  continuing  to  work  with  my  colleagues  on  the  Commission,  with  the  Congress,  and  with  all  other  stakeholders  to  help  bring  the  most 
 advanced,  accessible,  and  cost-  effective  communications  system  in  the  world  to  all  American  consumers.” 


 Prior  to  his  service  at  the  FCC,  Copps  served  as  Assistant  Secretary  of  Commerce  for  Trade  Development  at  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce.  Copps  came  to 
 Washington  in  1970,  joining  the  staff  of  Senator  Ernest  Hollings  (D-  SC)  and  serving  for  over  a  dozen  years  as  Chief  of  Staff. 


 Copps  received  a  B.  A.  from  Wofford  College  and  earned  a  Ph.  D.  from  the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill. 
 Copps  is  married  to  the  former  Elizabeth  Catherine  Miller  of  New  Orleans.  They  have  five  children  and  reside  in  Alexandria,  VA. 


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