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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:  February  3,  2006  Daniel  Gonzalez  at  (202)  418-  1000 
 CHAIRMAN  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN  APPLAUDS  WHITE  HOUSE  ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  INTENTION  TO  NOMINATE  ROBERT  M.  McDOWELL  TO  BE  COMMISSIONER  OF 
 THE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Today,  Federal  Communications  Commission  Chairman  Kevin  J.  Martin  applauded  President  Bush’s  announcement  of  intention  to  nominate  Robert  M.  McDowell  to  be  Commissioner  of  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission. 
 Of  the  announcement,  Chairman  Martin  said,  “If  confirmed,  Rob  McDowell  will  be  a  great  asset  to  the  Commission.  He  has  a  wealth  of  knowledge  in  the  communications  arena,  and  we  will 
 rely  on  his  insight  when  evaluating  the  issues  before  us.  I  look  forward  to  working  with  a  full  complement  of  Commissioners  should  Mr.  McDowell  be  confirmed.” 
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