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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  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  October  30,  2003  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 FCC  CHAIRMAN  POWELL  MEETS  WITH  CHAIRMAN  AND  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER  OF  JORDAN’S  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  REGULATORY  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  As  part  of  the  FCC’s  ongoing  international  collaboration  with  foreign  regulators,  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  met  with  Ms.  Muna  Nijem,  Chairman  & 
 Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Jordan’s  Telecommunications  Regulatory  Commission  (TRC). 
 Chairman  Powell  and  Chairman  Nijem’s  meeting,  the  second  they  have  held,  demonstrated  their  continued  commitment  to  a  dialogue  involving  regulators  around  the  world. 
 The  two  chairmen  have  instituted  a  relationship  between  the  FCC  and  TRC  staff  experts  to  discuss  new  technology  and  regulatory  approaches  in  areas  such  as  spectrum  policy  reform, 
 competition  policy  and  training  for  staff  development. 
 Chairman  Powell  said,  “As  a  leader  in  Jordan,  in  the  Arab  regulatory  community  and  increasingly  in  the  international  arena,  Chairman  Nijem  represents  the  new  wave  of  dynamic, 
 forward-  thinking  regulators.  The  FCC  values  highly  its  relationship  with  the  TRC  and  the  policy  enrichment  this  exchange  brings  to  both  agencies.” 


 Jordan  appointed  Ms.  Nijem  as  the  TRC  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  in  November  2002.  Since  taking  the  post,  Chairman  Nijem  has  focused  on  improving  TRC 
 technical  capacity  by  hiring  new  staff  and  encouraging  investment  in  Jordan’s  telecom  sector  by  adopting  pro-  competitive  policies.  Regionally,  TRC  has  played  a  leadership  role  in  the 
 establishment  of  the  Arab  Telecom  Regulators  Network  (ATRN),  an  association  of  regional  regulators  whose  vision  includes  more  progressive  and  pro-  competitive  regulatory  policies. 


 In  December  2003,  Chairman  Nijem  will  chair  the  Global  Symposium  for  Regulators,  hosted  by  the  International  Telecommunications  Union,  an  event  at  which  FCC  Commissioner 
 Kathleen  Q.  Abernathy  will  speak.  In  March  2004,  Chairman  Nijem  will  chair  the  first  meeting  of  the  newly  created  Arab  Regulators  Group  in  Jordan. 


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 International  Bureau  Contacts:  Linda  Haller,  Associate  Bureau  Chief,  International  Bureau,  202-  418-  1408,  and 
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 Patrick  Boateng,  Africa/  Middle  East  Regional  Specialist  in  the  International  Bureau’s  Strategic  Analysis  and  Negotiations  Division,  International  Bureau,  202-  418-  2370. 
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