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2/2/04
FCC Chairman Powell Calls Super Bowl Halftime Show A "Classless, Crass, Deplorable Stunt." Opens Investigation.
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
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2/2/04
Commissioner Abernathy Expresses Dismay Over Super Bowl Half-time Show.
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat

2/2/04
Commissioner Copps Deplores Outrageous Super Bowl Stunt.
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat

2/2/04
Commissioner Martin Supports the Opening of Investigation into Broadcast of Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat

2/2/04
Commissioner Adelstein Applauds Immediate Investigation Into Super Bowl Halftime Stunt.
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

2/2/04
FCC Budget of $292,958,000 Proposed for Fiscal Year 2005.
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• Statement of James A. Dailey, Director Office of Homeland Security, Enforcement Bureau FCC, Concerning The Emergency Alert System (EAS) Before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, September 22, 2004
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• Muleta and Thomas Joint Statement on First Responder Interoperability Before the Subcommittees on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations and Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Governmental Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, November 6, 2003
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• Statement of Chairman Powell Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate on Rules and Regulations Implementing the Do-Not-Call Registry Pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, September 30, 2003
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• "The Future of Rural Telecommunications: Is the Universal Service Fund Sustainable?" - Statement of Commissioner Abernathy Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology, September 25, 2003.
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• "The Future of Universal Service" - Statement of Commissioner Abernathy Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, September 24, 2003.
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