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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: 
December 12, 2007 Rick Chessen (202) 418-2000
 Rudy Brioche (202)418-2300
JOINT STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS AND 
COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN
We are deeply disappointed that the announced agenda for the December 18 open 
meeting includes media ownership.  This is a huge mistake.  The FCC should have heeded the 
calls of Congress and the American people to conduct a credible process on an issue of this 
importance to our very democracy. That means providing a meaningful opportunity for public 
input, rather than the callous disregard exhibited thus far – most recently, the Chairman 
circulated a draft decision on his proposal two weeks before public comment was even due!  And 
it means taking meaningful action on minority and female ownership and broadcast localism, 
rather than the mish-mash of half-baked ideas currently before us.
We have been engaged in internal discussions to try to get our processes back on track.  
We wish those discussions had led to better results.  At this point, given the lateness of the hour, 
we hope that either we can turn this around internally, or that Congress can save the FCC from 
itself.