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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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: 
 November  14,  2001  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  ANNOUNCES  CREATION  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY  POLICY  COUNCIL 
 Washington,  D.  C.—  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  announced  the  creation  of 
 a  Homeland  Security  Policy  Council. 


 The  Council’s  missions  are:  x 
 to  assist  the  Commission  in  evaluating  and  strengthening  measures  for  protecting  U.  S. 
 communications  services;  x 
 to  assist  the  Commission  in  ensuring  rapid  restoration  of  communications  services  and 
 facilities  that  have  been  disrupted  as  the  result  of  threats  to,  or  actions  against,  our  Nation’s 
 homeland  security;  and  x 
 to  ensure  that  public  safety,  health  and  other  emergency  and  defense  personnel  have  effective 
 communications  available  to  them  to  assist  the  public  as  needed. 


 The  Homeland  Security  Policy  Council  will  be  comprised  of  senior  staff  from  each  of  the 
 Commission’s  Bureaus  and  will  be  directed  by  Marsha  MacBride,  the  Chief  of  Staff  for  the 
 Commission.  The  Council  will  have  two  deputy  directors,  Linda  Blair  and  Brad  Berry,  who  are  both 
 Deputy  Chiefs  in  the  Enforcement  Bureau.  Peter  Tenhula,  Senior  Legal  Advisor  to  Chairman  Powell, 
 will  serve  as  Special  Counsel. 


 Council  Members  include: 
 Jeff  Carlisle,  Senior  Deputy  Chief,  Common  Carrier  Bureau 
 Barbara  Douglas,  Associate  Chief,  Consumer  Information  Bureau 
 Linda  Haller,  Assistant  Bureau  Chief,  International  Bureau 
 Paul  Jackson,  Acting  Deputy  Director,  Office  of  Legislative  and  Intergovernmental  Affairs 
 Deborah  Klein,  Chief,  Consumer  Protection  and  Competition  Division,  Cable  Services  Bureau 
 Jane  Mago,  General  Counsel 
 Scott  Marcus,  Special  Advisor  to  the  Chairman  for  Internet  Technology 
 Office  of  Plans  and  Policy 
 Ken  Moran,  Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau 
 Bob  Ratcliffe,  Deputy  Chief,  Mass  Media  Bureau 
 Catherine  Seidel,  Associate  Chief,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 


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