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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).

August 19, 1998


STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM KENNARD ON ACCESS DECISION


The Court has upheld our access charge reform order in all respects. We are very pleased that the Court found the FCC has the ability to fashion appropriate rules to ease the transition for consumers from monopoly to competitive markets and from implicit to explicit Universal Service support.

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