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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:  January  29,  2003  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rkimball@  fcc.  gov 
 RICHARD  SMITH  NAMED  ACTING  CHIEF  AND  NANCY  STEVENSON  NAMED  ACTING  DEPUTY  CHIEF  OF  CGB’S  POLICY  DIVISION 


 Washington,  DC  –  Richard  D.  Smith  has  been  named  acting  chief  of  the  Policy  Division  of  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  (CGB)  and  Nancy  Stevenson 
 has  been  named  acting  deputy  chief.  The  appointments  are  effective  during  the  time  K.  Michele  Walters,  the  chief  of  the  Policy  Division,  is  on  parental  leave. 


 CGB's  Policy  Division  is  responsible  for  the  development  of  consumer  policy  concerning  Commission-  regulated  entities.  Through  rulemakings  and  orders  for  which  it 
 has  primary  responsibility,  and  by  review  of  orders  originated  in  other  Bureaus,  the  Division  ensures  that  consumer  interests  are  considered  in  all  Commission  policy-making 
 activities. 
 Mr.  Smith  had  been  acting  deputy  chief  of  the  Policy  Division  where,  among  other  duties,  he  had  been  team  leader  on  CGB’s  rulemaking  to  update  the 
 Commission’s  rules  implementing  the  Telephone  Consumer  Protection  Act  of  1991  (TCPA).  Before  coming  to  CGB  in  April  2002,  he  had  been  an  attorney  in  the  former 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau’s  Accounting  and  Policy  Division  where  he  worked  on  universal  service  matters. 


 He  is  the  son  of  Richard  M.  Smith,  the  former  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Field  Operations  Bureau  and  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology. 
 Mr.  Smith  received  his  BS  from  the  University  of  Southern  California  and  his  JD  from  Pepperdine  University. 
 Ms.  Stevenson  had  been  acting  associate  chief  of  CGB’s  Policy  Division  where  she  has  worked  extensively  on  slamming  issues.  Before  coming  to  CGB  in  April  2002 
 she  had  been  an  attorney  in  the  former  Cable  Services  Bureau. 
 She  received  dual  BS  degrees  in  Communications  Policy  and  Psychology  and  her  JD  degree  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 


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