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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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  June  7,  2006  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 Statement  of  FCC  Chairman  Kevin  Martin  On  “Consumers  Having  Options  in  Cable  Entertainment  (CHOICE)  Act  of  2006” 
 I  support  Senator  McCain's  efforts  to  increase  cable  competition  and  choice  for  consumers  as  well  as  remove  regulations  that  keep  potential  competitors  out  of  the  video 
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