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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:  December  18,  2003  Linda  L.  Haller  at  (202)  418-  1408 
 HOWARD  GRIBOFF  AND  PAUL  LOCKE  APPOINTED  AS  MANAGERS 
 IN  THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU,  POLICY  DIVISION 


 Washington,  D.  C.  –  James  L.  Ball,  Chief  of  the  Policy  Division,  FCC  International  Bureau,  has  named  Howard  Griboff  and  Paul  A.  Locke  to  the  positions  of  Assistant  Chief  and 
 Assistant  Chief  –  Engineering,  respectively,  Policy  Division. 
 As  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Policy  Division,  Mr.  Griboff  will  manage  projects  and  provide  policy  and  legal  expertise,  including  regarding  spectrum  policy  rulemaking  items.  He  also  will 
 oversee  certain  licensing  activities,  including  mergers.  Mr.  Griboff  joined  the  International  Bureau  in  1998  as  an  attorney-  advisor  in  the  Satellite  Division,  where  he  played  a  substantial 
 role  in  numerous  complex  satellite  rulemaking  and  licensing  proceedings.  From  1996-  98,  Mr.  Griboff  was  an  attorney-  advisor  in  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau.  Prior  to  joining 
 the  FCC,  he  practiced  law  at  Fisher  Wayland  Cooper  Leader  &  Zaragoza  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Griboff  has  a  J.  D.  from  the  UCLA  School  of  Law  and  a  B.  A.  from  the  University  of 
 Pennsylvania. 
 As  the  Policy  Division’s  Assistant  Chief  –  Engineering,  Mr.  Locke  will  provide  engineering  management  expertise  and  contribute  to  the  technical  aspects  of  spectrum  policy 
 rulemaking  items.  Prior  to  joining  the  FCC  in  2000,  Mr.  Locke  held  senior  technical  and  spectrum  regulatory  positions  in  several  satellite  communication  companies.  Over  the  past  30 
 years,  he  has  assisted  in  the  design,  development  and  implementation  of  geostationary  and  low-orbit  satellite  communication  systems.  In  addition,  Mr.  Locke  served  on  the  U.  S.  delegations  to 
 the  International  Telecommunication  Union  (ITU)  World  Radio  Conferences  from  1992-  2000  and  has  participated  in  ITU  technical  subcommittees  for  many  years.  Mr.  Locke  has  a  BSEE 
 from  Monmouth  College  (now  Monmouth  University)  and  an  MSEE  from  New  York  University. 


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