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 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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