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 June  4,  2001  Michelle  Russo  (202)  418-  2358 


 FCC  CABLE  CHIEF  ANNOUNCES  STAFF  CHANGES 
 Clint  Odom  Leaves  FCC,  Thomas  Horan  Replaces  Odom 


 Washington,  DC—  Kenneth  Ferree,  chief  of  the  Cable  Services  Bureau  at  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  announced  today  that  Clint  Odom  departed  the  FCC  on  June 
 1.  Mr.  Odom  left  his  post  as  Senior  Legal  Advisor  for  the  Cable  Services  Bureau.  Thomas 
 Horan,  an  attorney  in  the  Consumer  Protection  and  Competition  Division,  assumed  the  role  of 
 Senior  Legal  Advisor  on  June  4. 


 Chief  Ferree  said,  “Clint  has  been  a  valuable  asset  during  his  tenure  at  the  FCC  and  I 
 am  confident  that  his  expertise  will  serve  him  well  in  the  private  sector.  I  wish  him  well  in  his 
 new  adventure.” 


 Chief  Ferree  added,  “Tom  Horan  has  gained  considerable  expertise  in  a  variety  of 
 areas  relating  to  cable  regulation,  and  he  has  the  background  and  experience  to  make  a 
 significant  contribution  as  we  tackle  the  increasingly  complex  policy  issues  that  lie  ahead.  I 
 look  forward  to  working  with  him  in  this  new  role.” 


 Mr.  Odom  is  a  four-  year  veteran  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  having 
 served  as  the  principal  legal  advisor  to  former  FCC  Chairman  William  E.  Kennard  on  all 
 matters  relating  to  radio  spectrum  policy,  including  mobile  and  fixed  wireless,  satellite, 
 unlicensed  spectrum,  and  wireless  Internet.  In  the  Cable  Services  Bureau,  Mr.  Odom  served 
 as  a  principal  legal  advisor  to  the  Bureau  Chief  on  mass  media,  mergers,  digital  television, 
 and  broadband  Internet  policy. 


 Mr.  Horan  joined  the  FCC  in  1996  as  an  attorney  in  the  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau  where  he  specialized  in  Auctions  and  Industry  Analysis.  In 
 the  Cable  Services  Bureau,  Horan  has  worked  on  evaluating  the  impact  of  applying 
 existing  cable  regulations  to  new  Internet  broadband  services;  developing  FCC  policy 
 regarding  cable  carriage  of  digital  over-  the-  air  television  signals  and  drafting  rules  to 
 institute  procedures  to  allow  retail  sale  of  cable  set-  top  boxes. 


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