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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:  October  18,  2002  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 CAROLYN  FLEMING  WILLIAMS  NAMED  DIRECTOR,  OFFICE  OF  COMMUNICATIONS  BUSINESS  OPPORTUNITIES 
 Washington,  DC  --  Carolyn  Fleming  Williams  has  been  named  Director  of  the  FCC  Office  of  Communications  Business  Opportunities  (OCBO). 
 OCBO  is  the  principal  advisor  to  the  Chairman  and  the  Commissioners  on  matters  relating  to  small  business  policy  and  law.  As  Director  of  OCBO,  Ms.  Williams  is  responsible  for  the 
 development,  executive  direction,  management,  and  implementation  of  regulations  pertaining  to  small,  minority-  and  women-  owned  communications  businesses.  OCBO  works  to  promote 
 opportunities  for  ownership  and  employment  in  the  telecommunications  and  broadcasting  industries  for  small  business. 


 Ms.  Williams  has  been  serving  as  OCBO’s  Acting  Director.  Prior  to  that  she  was  an  attorney-  advisor  in  the  Consumer  Protection  and  Competition  Division  of  the  former  Cable 
 Services  Bureau  (now  the  Media  Bureau). 
 Ms.  Williams  has  also  served  as  corporate  counsel  for  COMSAT  Corporation,  as  an  associate  attorney  with  the  Washington  law  firm  of  Kirkpatrick  and  Lockhart,  and  as  an  Honors 
 Attorney  with  the  United  States  Department  of  the  Treasury.  Among  other  awards,  Ms.  Williams  was  named  Outstanding  Pro  Bono  Attorney  of  the  Year  by  the  District  of  Columbia  Bar 
 Association.  She  holds  a  J.  D.  degree  from  Georgetown  University  Law  Center  and  an  A.  B.  from  Princeton  University. 


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