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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:  May  6,  2003  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 e-  mail:  mmccarri@  fcc.  gov 
 UZOMA  C.  ONYEIJE  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  Uzoma  Onyeije  will  serve  in  the  Bureau  Chief’s  Office  as  a  Legal 
 Advisor. 
 In  his  new  position  as  Legal  Advisor,  Onyeije  will  advise  the  Bureau  Chief  and  Deputies  on  wireless  regulatory  issues,  including  matters  before  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division. 


 Prior  his  current  appointment,  Onyeije  served  as  a  Senior  Attorney  in  the  Commission’s  Wireline  Competition  Bureau’s  Competition  Policy  Division.  He  joined  the  FCC  in  March 
 2001.  Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  Onyeije  served  as  an  associate  at  Mintz,  Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  &  Popeo,  specializing  in  telecommunications  policy  and  transactions,  and  was 
 an  associate  at  Wiley,  Rein  &  Fielding.  Onyeije  also  served  as  an  adjunct  law  professor  at  the  George  Washington  University. 


 Onyeije  received  his  J.  D.  cum  laude  from  the  Howard  University  School  of  Law,  and  a  Bachelor  of  .Science  degree  from  Oakwood  College. 
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