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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).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2000

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0506

FCC V-CHIP TASK FORCE RELEASES UPDATED SURVEY ON THE ENCODING OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING

Washington, DC -- Last week marked the beginning of a new age for parents who want to protect their children from television programming they deem objectionable. On January 1, 2000, the "V-Chip" became required equipment in virtually all television sets sold in the U.S. The V-Chip permits parents to program their television sets to block out violent, sexual or other programming they don't want their children to see.

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