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February 13, 2009 David Fiske 202-418-0513
STATEMENT OF FCC ACTING CHAIRMAN MICHAEL J. COPPS
ON U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION ON CONSUMER PRIVACY
In response to today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 
upholding the Commission’s rules concerning how carriers obtain customer approval for the use 
of customer information, Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps said:
“I am pleased by today's D.C. Circuit decision upholding the Commission's 
efforts to strengthen individual privacy protections. Telephone carriers today 
handle vast amounts of their customers' personal information, and in light of 
documented abuses of consumers' privacy, the Commission appropriately 
required carriers to institute additional safeguards to protect customers' personal 
information.  Today's court decision upholding those safeguards should be a 
welcome development for all consumers, and the Commission will continue to be 
vigilant to ensure that their privacy is protected."  
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