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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  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:  April  7,  2003  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 e-  mail:  mmccarri@  fcc.  gov 
 CATHERINE  W.  SEIDEL  NAMED  DEPUTY  BUREAU  CHIEF  OF  THE  WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 


 Washington,  DC  –  John  Muleta,  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  has  announced  that  Catherine  W.  Seidel  will  become  a  Deputy  Bureau  Chief. 
 In  her  new  position,  Seidel  will  oversee  matters  before  the  Bureau’s  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division  as  well  as  the  Bureau’s  Policy  Division. 
 “I  am  delighted  Cathy  has  agreed  to  take  this  position  at  such  an  exciting  time  for  Bureau,”  said  Muleta.  “Her  Commission  and  industry  experience  will  be  tremendously  valuable  as  we  take 
 on  the  difficult  policy  issues  shaping  this  industry.” 
 Most  recently  Seidel  served  as  Associate  Bureau  Chief  and  Chief  of  Staff  for  the  Bureau.  In  that  position  Seidel  oversaw  Bureau  strategic  planning,  assisted  the  Bureau  Chief  in  managing  the 


 Bureau,  and  advised  the  Wireless  Bureau  Chief  on  a  number  of  key  policy  matters. 
 Prior  to  that  position  Seidel  was  Chief  of  the  Telecommunications  Consumers  Division  of  the  FCC’s  Enforcement  Bureau.  Before  that  she  served  as  Chief  of  the  Wireless  Bureau’s  Enforcement  and  Consumer 


 Information  Division.  She  has  also  held  a  number  of  other  positions  in  Bureaus  at  the  FCC,  including  the  Common  Carrier  and  the  Mass  Media  Bureaus. 


 Before  to  joining  the  FCC  in  1994,  Seidel  spent  almost  10  years  at  Bell  Atlantic. 
 Seidel  holds  a  B.  S.  in  Economics  from  Colorado  State  University,  a  Masters  in  Administrative  Sciences  from  the  Johns  Hopkins  University  and  a  J.  D.  from  the  University  of  Maryland 


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