May 8, 1998

  WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU FRONT OFFICE PERSONNEL CHANGES

     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Daniel Phythyon has announced the following
personnel changes to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's (Wireless Bureau) front office:

Kathleen O'Brien Ham Named Acting Deputy Chief

     Kathleen O'Brien Ham has been named Acting Deputy Chief of the Wireless Bureau's
front office.  In this position Ham will oversee the Bureau's auction policy proceedings, the Policy
Division and the Enforcement Division.  Prior to her current role, Ham was Chief of the Auctions
and Industry Analysis Division of the Wireless Bureau.

Josh Roland Named Legal Advisor

     Josh Roland has been named Legal Advisor to the Wireless Bureau's  front office.  In this
position, Roland will be advising the Chief of the Wireless Bureau on issues involving policy and
public safety and private wireless.  Roland has served as an Attorney-Advisor in the Wireless
Bureau's Actions and Industry Analysis Division since July of 1996.  
  
In light of these changes, the Wireless Bureau front office responsibilities now include:

Roz Allen, Deputy Chief

     Roz Allen has served as Deputy Chief of the Wireless Bureau since January 1996.  In this
role Allen will be overseeing the Bureau's Commercial Wireless Division and the Public Safety
and Private Wireless Division.   Allen also serves as the Commission's Liaison to the Local and
State Government Advisory Committee. 

Jerry Vaughan, Deputy Chief

     Jerry Vaughan has served as Deputy Chief of the Wireless Bureau since December 1994. 
In this role Vaughan will oversee the Bureau's Information Technology Division, auction
operations and the Universal Licensing System. 





Jeanine Poltronieri, Associate Chief,  

       Jeanine Poltronieri has served as Associate Chief of the Wireless Bureau since July 1997. 
Poltronieri oversees initiatives to encourage wireless competition in the local telephone market,
including rural and underserved communities.  She also acts as liaison to the Common Carrier
Bureau, coordinating CCB and WTB efforts including universal service, interconnection and
number portability.  In addition, she advises the Chief of the Wireless Bureau on commercial
wireless issues.     
     
Elizabeth Lyle, Special Counsel to the Chief

       Elizabeth Lyle has worked in the Office of the Bureau Chief in a variety of capacities since
February, 1996.  She is currently Special Counsel to the Chief of the Wireless Bureau.   In
addition to coordinating the Commission's Section 255 rulemaking on disabilities access, she also
focuses on consumer and subscriber issues in wireless proceedings, including CALEA, E-911,
Number Portability, and Calling Party Pays.

Tom Stanley, Chief Engineer

       Tom Stanley joined the Bureau as Chief Engineer in March 1996.  In this role he
coordinates engineering aspects of wireless activities and policies inside the FCC with the Office
of Engineering and Technology (OET) and the International Bureau (IB), and outside the FCC
with National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) and the
Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC).  

Walter D. Strack, Chief Economist 

       Walt Strack became the Wireless Bureau's Acting Chief Economist in July 1996, and
assumed the position permanently in January 1997.  He is responsible for analysis of economic
policy issues related to the wireless telecommunications industry and related to the Commission's
program of auctioning spectrum licenses. 

 David Wye, Senior Advisor for Technology and Spectrum Policy

       David Wye joined the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Front Office as Technical
Advisor in November 1995, and became Senior Advisor for Technology and Spectrum Policy in
July 1997.  In his current role he advises the Bureau Chief on a wide range of technical and
spectrum allocation issues.  Wye also coordinates with the Office of Plans and Policy, the FCC's
Spectrum Coordinating Committee, and the International Bureau. 
  
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