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Congressional Testimony

02-26-2003

STATEMENT of MICHAEL K. POWELL Chairman Federal Communications Commission
Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications
and the Internet February 26, 2003 Two years ago, I appeared before this
Subcommittee for the first time as Chairman and noted the enormous challenge
of leading the Commission through a period of momentous change in the communications
industry. Then, as now, the most for...

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