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 PAUL  KOLODZY  TO  BE  APPOINTED  OET  SENIOR  SPECTRUM  POLICY  ADVISOR  AND 
 CHAIR,  FCC  SPECTRUM  POLICY  TASK  FORCE 


 Washington,  DC  –  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  and  Edmond  J.  Thomas,  Chief  of  the 
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  (OET)  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 (FCC),  today  announced  that  Dr.  Paul  Kolodzy  will  be  appointed  Senior  Spectrum  Policy 
 Advisor  in  OET.  Dr.  Kolodzy  will  also  chair  a  newly  created  FCC  task  force  addressing  issues 
 related  to  spectrum  policy.  This  task  force  will  be  charged  with  examining  spectrum  allocation 
 processes  and  other  issues  so  that  spectrum  can  be  put  the  highest  and  best  use  in  a  timely 
 manner. 


 “I  am  very  excited  to  have  Paul  join  the  FCC,”  remarked  Chairman  Powell  on  Dr.  Kolodzy’s  appointment.  “Paul  brings  tremendous  expertise  in  spectrum  issues  to  the 
 Commission.  His  work  in  dynamic  and  spectrum  efficient  advanced  technologies  will  be  very  important  in  developing  a  coherent  plan  for  managing  our  nation’s  increasingly  scarce  and 
 valuable  spectrum  resource.” 
 “I  am  confident  that  Paul’s  broad  depth  of  experience  will  help  advance  the  spectrum  policy  debate  in  a  way  that  allows  for  more  efficient  and  effective  spectrum  management,”  stated 
 Mr.  Thomas  on  Dr.  Kolodzy’s  appointment. 


 Before  joining  the  FCC,  Dr.  Kolodzy  served  as  a  program  manager  within  the  Advanced 
 Technology  Office  of  the  Defense  Advanced  Research  Projects  Agency  (DARPA)  at  the 
 Department  of  Defense.  At  DARPA,  he  oversaw  the  development  of  next  generation 
 communications  technology.  His  most  recent  initiative,  neXt  Generation  Communications  (XG) 
 is  poised  to  develop  technology  that  has  the  potential  to  fundamentally  change  the  manner  of 
 which  spectrum  is  allocated  and  assigned  for  future  military  and  commercial  systems.  Dr. 
 Kolodzy  has  also  held  positions  at  MIT’s  Lincoln  Laboratory  and  Lockheed  Martin  Corporation. 


 Dr.  Kolodzy  received  a  Bachelor  of  Science  Degree  from  Purdue  University  in  Chemical 
 Engineering  and  a  Master  of  Science  and  Doctorate  in  Chemical  Engineering  from  Case  Western 
 Reserve  University.  His  doctoral  work  focused  on  laser  measurement  systems. 


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