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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).
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March 27, 2008 Bruce Gottlieb at (202) 418-2000
STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS 
IN RESPONSE TO COMCAST/BITTORRENT ANNOUNCEMENT 
Today’s announcement confirms my belief that the FCC needs to play a proactive role in 
preserving the Internet as a vibrant place for democratic values, innovation and economic 
growth. If it had not been for the FCC’s attention to this issue earlier this year, we would not be 
having the conversation that we are having now among network operators, edge content 
providers, consumers and government about the best way to implement reasonable network 
management. 
I look forward to learning more about this issue next month when the FCC holds a second 
hearing on Internet issues.  I am confident that, through this process, the FCC can come up with 
clear rules of the road that will benefit American consumers and provide much-needed certainty 
to both network operators and Internet entrepreneurs.
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