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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:  Press  Contact:  November  7,  2002  Matthew  Brill  at  202-  418-  2532 
 ABERNATHY  PROMOTES  BRILL,  APPOINTS  GROVES  TO  HER  STAFF 
 Washington,  DC  --  FCC  Commissioner  Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  announced  today  that  she  has  promoted  her  Legal  Advisor,  Matthew  Brill,  to  the  position  of  Senior  Legal  Advisor. 
 Abernathy  said,  “Matt  has  done  a  terrific  job  over  the  last  year  and  a  half  as  my  wireline  advisor,  and  I  am  pleased  to  assign  him  additional  responsibilities  as  Senior  Advisor.  He  has  been  a 
 tremendous  asset  since  I  came  to  the  Commission  and  I  fully  expect  the  same  in  the  future.”  Brill  will  also  continue  to  handle  wireline  and  enforcement  issues.  He  can  be  reached  at  202- 
 418-  2532. 
 Commissioner  Abernathy  also  announced  the  addition  of  a  new  advisor  to  her  staff.  Carolyn  Groves,  a  partner  at  the  law  firm  Wilkinson  Barker  Knauer,  joins  the  office  as  Senior 
 Counsel  for  wireless  and  international  issues,  starting  December  9.  “Carolyn  is  a  talented  lawyer  and  has  a  great  deal  of  expertise  on  wireless  policy  issues,”  Abernathy  stated.  Groves  has  been 
 at  Wilkinson  since  1992.  Prior  to  joining  the  firm  she  clerked  at  the  FCC  and  on  the  House  Subcommittee  on  Telecommunications  and  Finance.  Groves  graduated  cum  laude  from  the 
 University  of  Scranton  and  received  her  J.  D.  from  Catholic  University,  where  she  was  a  member  of  the  Communications  Law  Institute  and  an  Associate  Editor  of  the  Catholic  University  Law 
 Review. 
 Commissioner  Abernathy  also  saluted  John  Branscome,  an  attorney  detailed  from  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division  of  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  who  has  advised 
 the  Commissioner  on  wireless  and  international  issues  on  an  interim  basis.  “John  has  made  outstanding  contributions  to  my  office  and  I  am  delighted  to  have  his  assistance  a  while  longer,” 
 Abernathy  said.  Branscome  will  return  to  the  Wireless  Bureau  in  December. 


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