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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:  David  Fiske  February  6,  2006  (202)  418-  0513 
 FCC  BUDGET  OF  $302,542,000  PROPOSED  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2007 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  President  has  submitted  a  budget  to  Congress  that  proposes  fiscal  year  2007  funding  for  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (Commission)  of  $302,542,000. 
 The  requested  FY  2007  funding  level  would  provide  sufficient  funds  to  cover  mandatory  increases  in  salaries  and  benefits  and  inflationary  increases  for  office  space  rental,  supplies, 
 printing,  postage,  and  contractual  services.  The  requested  funding  level  would  also  provide  for  funding  to  conduct  an  outreach  campaign  to  educate  consumers  about  the  impact  and  benefits  of 
 the  transition  to  Digital  Television  (DTV).  In  addition,  the  requested  funding  level  would  allow  the  Commission  to  replace  Mobile  Digital  Direction  Finding  (MDDF)  vehicles  that  are  used  to 
 support  public  safety  entities  (e.  g.,  emergency  responders,  police,  fire  departments)  in  the  resolution  of  harmful  interference  to  their  communications  systems  and  to  expand  its  oversight 
 of  the  Universal  Service  Fund  (USF). 
 The  complete  copy  of  the  Commission’s  FY  2007  budget  submission  is  available  on  the  FCC’s  web  site  at:  www.  fcc.  gov. 


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