FC: Whoops! FCC backs down, public reading room now open again

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Today's announcement that the reading room is closed:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-231044A1.doc

Today's announcement that the reading room is open:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-231076A1.doc

-Declan

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From: "David Hakala" <david_hakala () attbi com>
To: <declan () well com>
Subject: RE: FCC closes its public reading room, citing "homeland security"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:35:01 -0700

Looks like it's open again already. Something must have hit the fan real
fast! :-)

2/10/03
FCC Reopens Reference Information Center to the Public.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

Traffic seems too heavy for me to download the bulletins just now.

David Hakala

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From: Brendan Coffey <bmc () section9 net>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: Re: FC: FCC closes its public reading room, citing "homeland 
security"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:29:41 -0800

Declan,

FYI, they have removed the final sentence ("In addition, the Reference
Information Center is closed...") from the notice on http://www.fcc.gov/.

-Brendan

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