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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:  April  7,  2003  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 e-  mail:  mmccarri@  fcc.  gov 
 JOHN  BRANSCOME  TO  SERVE  AS  LEGAL  ADVISOR  IN  THE  WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 OFFICE  OF  THE  BUREAU  CHIEF 
 Washington,  D.  C.  -  John  Muleta,  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  has  announced  that  John  Branscome  will  serve  in  the  Bureau  Chief’s  Office  as  a  Legal 
 Advisor. 
 Branscome  will  advise  the  Bureau  Chief  and  Deputies  on  wireless  regulatory  issues,  including  matters  before  the  Bureau’s  Auctions  and  Industry  Analysis  Division. 


 Branscome  has  served  as  an  Attorney  Advisor  in  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division  of  the  Bureau  since  November  1999,  and  immediately  prior  to  his  new  appointment,  he  was 
 detailed  to  the  office  of  Commissioner  Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  as  Acting  Legal  Advisor  for  wireless  and  international  issues.  Before  joining  the  Commission,  Branscome  was  an  attorney  at 
 the  law  firm  of  Wilkinson  Barker  Knauer  LLP. 
 Branscome  received  his  B.  S.  from  Virginia  Tech  and  his  J.  D.  from  the  Washington  and  Lee  University  School  of  Law. 


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