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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  December  17,  2003  David  Fiske  202-  418-  0513 
 FCC  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  POWELL  APPOINTS  JON  CODY  AS  MEDIA  ADVISOR 
 Washington  –  FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  today  announced  the  appointment  of  Jon  Cody  as  his  legal  advisor  handling  media  and  broadband  issues.  Since  coming  to  the 
 Commission  in  2001,  Mr.  Cody  has  been  an  Attorney-  Advisor  in  the  Office  of  Strategic  Planning,  serving  as  a  Special  Policy  Advisor  to  the  Chairman. 


 “Jon  has  already  made  a  tremendous  contribution  to  the  agency  through  his  work  in  the  OSP.  His  sharp  intellect,  strong  policy  background  and  sense  of  humor  will  be  a  great  addition 
 to  my  office.  As  my  interim  advisor,  Jon  has  already  demonstrated  an  ability  to  forge  consensus  and  move  the  Commission’s  agenda  forward”  stated  Chairman  Powell. 


 Previously,  Mr.  Cody  was  an  associate  at  the  law  firm  Mintz  Levin  Cohen  Ferris  Glovsky  &  Popeo  in  Washington,  DC.  He  earned  his  J.  D.  from  the  Catholic  University's  Columbus 
 School  of  Law,  and  his  B.  A.  from  Alfred  University. 
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