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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:  May  22,  2002  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rkimball@  fcc.  gov 
 KRIS  ANNE  MONTEITH  NAMED  ASSOCIATE  BUREAU  CHIEF  FOR  INTERGOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS, 
 CONSUMER  AND  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU 
 Washington,  DC  –  Kris  Anne  Monteith  has  been  named  Associate  Bureau  Chief  for  Intergovernmental  Affairs  in  the  Consumer  and  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  (CGB). 


 In  that  capacity  she  will  oversee  the  Commission's  interaction  with  other  federal  agencies,  and  tribal,  state  and  local  governments  to  promote  an  understanding  of  the 
 Commission's  decisions  and  pursue  coordination  in  areas  of  overlapping  jurisdiction. 
 K.  Dane  Snowden,  Chief  of  CGB,  said,  “Kris’s  arrival  completes  the  CGB  management  team.  Her  extensive  experience  in  telecom  issues,  her  management  skills 
 and  background  in  governmental  relations  will  be  tremendous  assets  to  the  bureau.” 
 She  comes  to  CGB  from  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  where  she  had  been  Chief  of  the  Policy  Division.  In  that  capacity,  Monteith  was  responsible 
 for  a  wide  range  of  issues,  including  wireless  Enhanced  911,  CMRS  numbering  and  local  number  portability,  intercarrier  compensation  such  as  rate  integration  and 
 reciprocal  compensation  for  wireless  carriers,  wireless  resale,  CALEA,  and  various  spectrum  management  proceedings. 


 Before  joining  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  she  served  as  Deputy  Chief  of  the  former  Common  Carrier  Bureau’s  Competitive  Pricing  Division,  where  she 
 worked  on  local  number  portability  cost  recovery  issues,  among  other  pricing-  related  matters.  Prior  to  that,  she  served  as  a  Senior  Attorney  in  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau’s 
 Network  Services  Division,  working  on  various  numbering  issues  and  telecommunications  services  for  individuals  with  hearing  and  speech  disabilities. 


 Monteith  worked  at  the  law  firms  of  McDermott,  Will  &  Emery  and  Keller  and  Heckman  before  joining  the  Commission  in  1997.  Her  private  practice  experience 
 focused  on  telecommunications  and  general  litigation. 
 She  received  her  J.  D.  from  George  Washington  University  and  her  B.  A.  in  international  relations  from  the  University  of  Colorado. 


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