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font-family:Verdana;color:black'>By Robert M. McDowell, commissioner of the
Federal Communications Commission</span></font></i></em><font size=1
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The Wall Street Journal - 21 February 2012 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Renate Bloem</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Arial'>Main Representative<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Head of Civicus UN Office <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City> </span></b></span></font><span
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<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
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Tel:/Fax ++41 22 733 3435 Mobile : +41 76 346 2310</span></font><font
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<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>renate.bloem@civicus.org<br>
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<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
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<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>CIVICUS: World <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City> for Citizen
Participation<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'> – </span></font></b><b><font
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