*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 10472.doc* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 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: News Media Contact: July 26, 2001 Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418- 0654 e- mail: mmccarri@ fcc. gov WIRELESS BUREAU CHIEF ANNOUNCES JOEL A. TAUBENBLATT TO SERVE AS LEGAL ADVISOR IN THE OFFICE OF THE BUREAU CHIEF Washington, DC – Thomas Sugrue, Chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has announced Joel Taubenblatt will move to the Bureau Chief’s Office as a Legal Advisor. In his new position as Legal Advisor, Taubenblatt will advise the Bureau Chief and Deputies on various wireless regulatory issues, including matters before the Bureau’s Policy Division. Prior to his new appointment, Taubenblatt served as a Senior Staff Attorney in the Commercial Wireless Division of the Bureau. He joined the FCC in July 1996, initially serving in the Common Carrier Bureau. Taubenblatt holds a J. D. from Duke University School of Law, a B. S. from the Wharton School of Finance, and a B. A. from the University of Pennsylvania. - FCC - 1