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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  Aaron  Goldberger  at  (202)  418-  2500 
 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  DEBORAH  TAYLOR  TATE  ON  THE  ANNOUNCEMENT  BY  PRESIDENT  BUSH  OF  HIS  INTENTION  TO  NOMINATE 
 ROBERT  M.  McDOWELL  AS  COMMISSIONER 
 Commissioner  Deborah  Taylor  Tate  today  made  the  following  statement  regarding  the  announcement  by  the  White  House  that  President  Bush  intends  to  nominate  Robert  M. 
 McDowell  to  serve  as  a  Commissioner  on  the  Federal  Communications  Commission: 
 “I  would  like  to  offer  my  heartfelt  congratulations  to  Robert  M.  McDowell.  Rob  has  a  tremendous  amount  of  experience  in  the  field  of  communications  –  over  fifteen  years  –  which 
 will  allow  him,  if  confirmed,  to  serve  ably  this  country  as  the  fifth  member  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission.” 
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