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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 
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 DAVID  FURTH  NAMED  ASSOCIATE  BUREAU  CHIEF  AND  COUNSEL  TO  THE  WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 


 Washington,  DC  –  John  Muleta,  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  has  announced  that  David  Furth  will  become  Associate  Bureau  Chief  and  Counsel  to  the  Bureau  Chief. 
 In  his  new  position,  Furth  will  advise  the  Bureau  Chief  on  major  proceedings  and  policy  initiatives  within  the  Bureau,  and  will  provide  special  assistance  with  activities  related  to  spectrum 
 policy. 
 David's  strong  background  in  wireless  policy  and  spectrum  issues  make  him  well-  suited  for  this  position,"  said  Muleta,  "His  valuable  insight  will  greatly  benefit  the  Bureau. 


 Furth  joined  the  FCC  in  August  1992.  Most  recently  he  served  as  Senior  Legal  Advisor  in  the  Office  of  the  Bureau  Chief,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force.  Previously,  he  has 
 served  as  a  staff  attorney  in  the  Private  Radio  and  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureaus,  Legal  Advisor  to  Commissioner  Rachelle  Chong,  Chief  of  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  and  Co-Chair 
 of  the  Universal  Licensing  System  Task  Force. 
 Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  he  was  in  private  practice  with  Piper  &  Marbury  in  Washington,  DC  and  with  Shartsis,  Friese  &  Ginsburg  in  San  Francisco,  California. 


 Furth  received  his  B.  A.  from  Harvard  University  and  his  J.  D.  from  Stanford  Law  School. 
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