FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                    Contact:    William J. Friedman
March 2, 2001                                          (202) 418-2300
                                

        PRESS STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER GLORIA TRISTANI

     Re:  MD/DC/DE Broadcasters Associations et al., v. FCC
                    Petition for Rehearing 

     Today, the FCC petitioned the D.C. Circuit Court for a partial rehearing of its January 16,
2001, opinion invalidating our EEO outreach rules for broadcasters.  While I support the
submission as far as it goes, I am disappointed the Commission declined to seek review of the
entire decision.