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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  March  26,  2002  Maureen  Peratino  at  (202)  418-  0506 
 BARBARA  A.  CHERRY  NAMED  DEPUTY  CHIEF,  OFFICE  OF  PLANS  AND  POLICY 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –Barbara  A.  Cherry  has  been  named  Deputy  Chief  of  the  Office  of  Plans  and  Policy. 
 Dr.  Cherry  has  extensive  experience  in  telecommunications  industry  policy  issues  both  as  a  scholar  and  industry  participant.  Most  recently,  she  was  Associate  Director  of  the  James  H. 
 and  Mary  B.  Quello  Center  for  Telecommunications  Management  and  Law  at  Michigan  State  University.  Prior  to  her  academic  career,  she  was  the  Director  for  Public  Policy  Studies  at 
 Ameritech  focusing  on  federal  and  state  regulatory  issues  including  universal  service,  regulatory  reform,  and  implementation  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1996.  Dr.  Cherry  also  worked  for 
 AT&  T,  most  of  that  time  specializing  in  state  telecommunications  law  and  regulation. 
 Cherry  received  a  B.  S.  in  Economics  from  the  University  of  Michigan,  an  M.  A.  in  Economics  and  Law  from  Harvard  University,  a  J.  D.  from  Harvard  Law  School,  and  a  Ph.  D.  in 
 Communication  Studies  from  Northwestern  University.  Dr.  Cherry  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Bar  and  the  Federal  Communications  Bar  Association. 


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