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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:             NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
  August 31, 2001                         Maureen Peratino at 202-418-0506
  
  
     J. SCOTT MARCUS NAMED SENIOR ADVISOR FOR INTERNET
                         TECHNOLOGY
  
  
       Washington, DC   J. Scott Marcus has been named Senior Advisor for Internet
  Technology.
  
       Before joining the FCC, Marcus served as Chief Technology Officer for Genuity,
  a major Internet backbone and web hosting provider.
  
       FCC Chairman Michael Powell said, "The Commission is fortunate that Scott
  Marcus will provide us with his exceptional technical expertise and leadership as we
  assess the Internet's impact on the communications industry."
  
       Marcus received his B.A. in Political Science, with a specialization in Public
  Administration, from the City College of New York.  He received an M.A. from the
  School of Engineering of Columbia University.  His research interests include the
  economics and public policy implications of internet backbone interconnection, the
  measurement and prediction of Internet usage, the management and operation of data
  networks, and general data network design.
  
  Marcus is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Registry of Internet
  Numbers (ARIN), and an officer and active conference organizer for the Communications
  Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  His recent book,
  Designing Wide Area Networks and Internetworks:  A Practical Guide is published by
  Addison-Wesley Longman.
  
  
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