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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  Barry  Ohlson:  (202)  418-  2300  e-  mail:  barry.  ohlson@  fcc.  gov 
 COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN  CONGRATULATES  ROBERT  M.  McDOWELL  ON  NOMINATION  TO  FCC 
 “I  welcome  the  White  House’s  announcement  of  the  nomination  of  Robert  M.  McDowell  to  serve  as  a  commissioner  at  the  FCC,”  said  FCC  Commissioner  Jonathan  Adelstein  today. 
 “Robert  has  a  great  deal  of  experience  in  the  field  of  telecommunications  that  should  be  of  great  value  to  all  of  us  at  the  Commission.  I  have  enjoyed  working  with  him  in  the  past  and  look 
 forward  to  the  many  contributions  he  will  make  to  our  deliberations  upon  his  confirmation  to  the  Commission.” 


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