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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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August 10, 2010 John Giusti at (202) 418-2000
STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
ON THE PASSING OF FORMER SENATOR TED STEVENS
“I was shocked and saddened to learn about the plane crash that took the life of Senator 
Ted Stevens and other passengers in Dillingham, Alaska.  Senator Stevens and I enjoyed a 
friendship of many years, first meeting shortly after I began working in the U.S. Senate in 1970.  
He and my former boss, Senator Fritz Hollings, enjoyed a wonderfully close and lively 
friendship through the years, and I will always treasure memories of that relationship.  
“Colorful” doesn't even begin to describe it.
“After I joined the FCC in 2001, I got to know Senator (and Chairman) Stevens better, 
and I valued his friendship and counsel immensely.  His oversight of the Commission was 
always fair, he made himself available for discussions, and his legendary candor was always in 
evidence.  I saw him just a few weeks ago and was happy to find him looking so well and feeling 
so happy and relaxed.  We have lost a hero in war, a patriot in the Senate, and someone I was 
proud to know.” 
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