FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:             News Media contacts: 
September 21, 2001                      English - Rosemary Kimball 
                              (202) 418-0511 
                                   e-mail: rkimball@fcc.gov
                                   Spanish - Carmen Scanlon 
                              (202) 418-0544
                              e-mail: cscanlon@fcc.gov
                               

    FCC CONSUMER INFORMATION BUREAU LAUNCHES "BIENVENIDOS,"
                  A SPANISH-LANGUAGE HOMEPAGE
Provides Easy Access to More Than 30 Consumer Bulletins Available in Spanish

     Washington, DC   Access to the FCC's Spanish-language consumer bulletins has
become much easier with the launch of "Bienvenidos" the Consumer Information Bureau's
(CIB) new homepage for Spanish-speaking consumers.

     There are more than 30 consumer bulletins currently available in Spanish and more will
be coming soon.  Among the topics addressed are "slamming, " telephone scams, indecent
broadcast programming, and low power FM radio. All of these are just a click away through the
"Bienvenidos" page.

     CIB Chief K. Dane Snowden said, "With many millions of Spanish-speaking consumers
in our country, it is important to make it convenient for them to educate themselves about the
choices they will be making concerning telecom products and services.  This new web page goes
a long way in achieving this goal."

     "Bienvenidos" is at: http://www.fcc.gov/cib/consumerfacts/spanish/spanish.html    

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