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See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
December 16, 2010 Jen Howard, (202) 418-0506
Email: jen.howard@fcc.gov
FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI COMMENDS PASSAGE 
OF THE CALM ACT 
“The CALM Act, a pro-consumer measure signed into law yesterday by President Obama, will help lower 
the volume on TV commercials. I commend the bill’s main sponsors, Representative Anna Eshoo and 
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, for proposing the legislation, and thank the House Energy and Commerce 
Committee and Senate Commerce Committee for their leadership. The FCC will now focus on 
implementing the law to give consumers back the volume control on their TVs.”
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