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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:  June  6,  2002  Lisa  Gaisford  at  (202)  418-  7280 
 FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL  ANNOUNCES  FORMATION  OF  SPECTRUM  POLICY  TASK  FORCE 
 Washington,  DC  –  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  has  announced  the  formation  of  a  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force  to  assist  the  Commission  in  identifying  and  evaluating  changes  in 
 spectrum  policy  that  will  increase  the  public  benefits  derived  from  the  use  of  radio  spectrum.  Dr.  Paul  Kolodzy,  Senior  Spectrum  Policy  Advisor,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology,  will 
 head  the  cross-  bureau  and  multi-  disciplinary  task  force. 
 Chairman  Powell  said,  “The  government  has  an  almost  impossible  task  trying  to  keep  pace  with  the  ever  increasing  demand  for  spectrum  and  continuing  advances  in  wireless 
 technology  and  applications.  In  this  fast-  moving  world,  the  Commission  cannot  rely  on  outmoded  procedures  and  policies.  We  must  establish  new  ways  to  support  innovation  and  the 
 efficient,  flexible  use  of  spectrum.  While  the  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force  has  a  difficult  task  ahead  of  it,  I  am  pleased  that  it  is  making  significant  progress  and  that  it  is  moving  forward  with 
 a  work  plan.” 
 The  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force  will  be  comprised  of  senior  staff  from  several  Commission  Bureaus  and  Offices,  including  attorneys,  engineers  and  economists.  The  Deputy 
 Director  of  the  Task  Force  is  Lauren  M.  Van  Wazer,  Special  Counsel  to  the  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology.  Dr.  Michael  Marcus,  Associate  Chief  for  Technology,  Office  of 
 Engineering  and  Technology,  will  serve  as  Senior  Technical  Advisor  and  Maureen  C.  McLaughlin,  Senior  Counsel,  Office  of  General  Counsel,  will  serve  as  Special  Counsel  to  the 
 task  force. 
 The  Task  Force  will  receive  its  guidance  from  a  steering  committee  composed  of  the  Bureau/  Office  Chiefs  to  whom  its  members  report  and  chaired  by  the  Senior  Spectrum  Policy 
 Advisor.  For  additional  information  on  the  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force,  please  visit  the  Task  Force  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  SPTF. 


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