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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  21,  2004  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 
 JEFFREY  H.  TIGNOR  NAMED  LEGAL  ADVISOR  TO  THE  CHIEF  OF  THE  CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU 


 Washington,  DC  –  Jeffrey  H.  Tignor  has  been  named  Legal  Advisor  to  the  Chief  of  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  (CGB).  In  that  capacity  Mr.  Tignor  will 
 provide  legal  and  policy  counsel  to  the  Bureau  Chief  and  senior  staff  on  media  and  intergovernmental  affairs  matters.  He  will  also  be  responsible  for  coordination  with 
 other  bureaus  and  offices  at  the  Commission. 
 K.  Dane  Snowden,  Chief  of  CGB,  said,  “I  am  delighted  that  Jeffrey  has  joined  the  bureau.  He  brings  with  him  a  wealth  of  experience  in  telecom  issues  and  will  be  a 
 tremendous  asset  to  us,  particularly  as  we  increase  our  efforts  in  the  intergovernmental  affairs  area.” 


 Mr.  Tignor  previously  served  as  a  staff  attorney  in  the  Competition  Policy  Division  of  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau.  Before  coming  to  the  Commission  he  was  an 
 attorney  with  Dickstein,  Shapiro,  Morin  and  Oshinsky  where  he  specialized  in  telecommunications  issues. 


 He  received  his  J.  D.  from  the  Duke  University  School  of  Law  and  an  A.  B.  in  Government  from  Harvard  University. 


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