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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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December 16, 2010 Margaret McCarthy at (202) 418-2000
STATEMENT BY FCC COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS 
APPLAUDING ENACTMENT OF THE CALM ACT
“During my tenure at the FCC, I have received literally hundreds of complaints about 
excessively loud TV commercials.  Like millions of American viewers, I have had to suffer 
through this annoying practice, too. For years the best advice we could give aggravated TV 
viewers was to find the mute button! So I couldn’t be more pleased that President Obama has 
signed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) into law.  
I especially want to commend Representative Anna Eshoo and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 
for introducing the legislation and for championing this common-sense measure through to final 
passage. This is a statute that clearly serves the public interest.”
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