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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). 
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 January  10,  2002  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 e-  mail:  mmccarri@  fcc.  gov 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  PERSONNEL  ACTION  Michael  Ferrante  Named  Chief  of  the  Licensing  and  Technical  Analysis  Branch 
 of  the  Bureau’s  Commercial  Wireless  Division 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  has  announced  that 
 Michael  Ferrante  has  been  named  Chief  of  the  Licensing  &  Technical  Analysis  Branch  of  the 
 Bureau’s  Commercial  Wireless  Division.  The  Licensing  and  Technical  Analysis  Branch  is 
 responsible  for  processing  and  issuing  the  licenses  for  all  commercial  mobile  radio  services. 


 Ferrante  joined  the  FCC  in  February  1972,  as  an  engineer  in  what  was  formerly  the 
 Domestic  Radio  Division  of  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau.  In  1975,  he  was  assigned  to  the  Bureau’s 
 newly  created  Mobile  Services  Division.  While  serving  as  an  engineer  in  the  Mobile  Services 
 Division,  Ferrante  participated  in  developing  the  initial  cellular  radiotelephone  service  rules.  He 
 analyzed  and  authorized  the  first  two  developmental  cellular  radio  authorizations  and  was  involved 
 in  reviewing  the  initial  applications  for  many  of  the  cellular  markets. 


 In  1994,  Ferrante  joined  the  newly  created  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  as  a  senior 
 engineer  in  the  Bureau’s  Enforcement  Division.  While  serving  in  the  Enforcement  Division,  he 
 analyzed  complaints  concerning  allegations  of  interference  involving  various  wireless 
 communications  systems.  In  1997,  Ferrante  joined  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division  as  a  senior 
 engineer  in  the  Licensing  and  Technical  Analysis  Branch,  where  he  has  been  responsible  for 
 developing  rules,  policies,  and  procedures  used  to  authorize  many  of  the  various  commercial  radio 
 services. 


 Ferrante  holds  a  B.  E.  Degree  in  Electrical  Engineering  from  Pratt  Institute  in  New  York  City 
 and  a  Masters  of  Science  in  Special  Studies  Degree  in  Telecommunication  Operations  from  George 
 Washington  University. 


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