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 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: 
 August  6,  2001  Jordan  Goldstein  at  (202)  418-  2000 


 COMMISSIONER  COPPS  NAMES  PAUL  MARGIE  AS  LEGAL  ADVISOR 
 Commissioner  Michael  J.  Copps  today  announced  that  Paul  Margie  will  join  the 
 Commissioner’s  staff  as  Spectrum  and  International  Legal  Advisor  effective  August  20, 
 2001. 


 Mr.  Margie  presently  serves  as  Senior  Commerce  Counsel  for  Senator  John  D. 
 Rockefeller  IV  (D-  WV).  His  responsibilities  include  coordinating  policies  and  staff  on 
 matters  related  to  the  Senate  Commerce,  Science  &  Transportation  Committee.  Mr. 
 Margie  is  also  an  Adjunct  Professor  of  Law  at  Georgetown  University,  where  he  teaches 
 a  course  entitled  Law  in  Cyberspace.  He  previously  served  as  an  Adjunct  Professor  of 
 Law  at  George  Washington  University.  Prior  to  joining  Senator  Rockefeller’s  staff,  Mr. 
 Margie  was  an  attorney  with  the  Washington  D.  C.  law  firm  of  Wiley,  Rein  &  Fielding, 
 where  he  was  a  member  of  the  communications  and  technology  law  practice  groups. 


 Mr.  Margie  graduated  from  the  University  of  Chicago  Law  School  with  honors, 
 where  he  was  the  Editor-  in-  Chief  of  the  University  of  Chicago  Legal  Forum.  Mr.  Margie 
 spent  a  year  at  Oxford  University’s  Lady  Margaret  Hall  studying  English  literature  in  the 
 Associate  Students  Program,  and  received  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  from  Haverford  College 
 with  honors.  He  has  written  articles  on  subjects  such  as  universal  service,  e-  commerce, 
 encryption,  and  the  Telecommunications  Act  of  1996. 


 In  announcing  Margie’s  appointment,  Commissioner  Copps  said,  “I  am  pleased 
 that  Paul  has  agreed  to  continue  in  public  service  by  joining  my  staff  at  the  FCC.  With 
 his  wealth  of  experience,  I  am  confident  that  he  will  make  an  enormous  contribution  to 
 my  office  and  to  the  Commission  as  we  address  the  complex  challenges  ahead.” 


 “Paul  will  be  my  principal  advisor  on  all  spectrum  management  and  international 
 issues.  Over  the  next  few  weeks,  I  plan  to  announce  further  permanent  staff  in  an  office 
 structure  that  takes  into  account  the  convergence  of  industries,  convergence  of  services, 
 and  convergence  of  markets.  I  am  pleased  that  the  Commission  as  a  whole  is  thinking 
 about  reforms  and  reorganization  and  I  plan  to  work  closely  with  the  Chairman  and  the 
 other  Commissioners  on  these  efforts.” 


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