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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  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:  August  11,  2004  Lauren  Patrich  at  (202)  418-  7944 
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 MICHAEL  WILHELM  NAMED  CHIEF  OF  THE  PUBLIC  SAFETY  AND  CRITICAL  INFRASTRUCTURE  DIVISION  OF  THE 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 Washington,  DC  –  John  Muleta,  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  has  announced  that  Michael  Wilhelm  will  become  Chief  of  the  Bureau’s  Public  Safety  and  Critical 
 Infrastructure  Division. 
 “Michael  displayed  tremendous  leadership  in  guiding  several  crucial  public  safety  matters  to  successful  completion,  particularly  the  Commission’s  recent  unanimous  approval  of  a  plan  to 


 resolve  interference  to  public  safety  radio  systems  in  the  800  MHz  band,”  said  Mr.  Muleta.  “He  will  be  a  tremendous  asset  to  me  in  addressing  the  difficult  communications  issues  facing  first 
 responders  and  critical  industries.” 
 Most  recently,  Mr.  Wilhelm  was  the  Division’s  Deputy  Chief  (Legal).  In  his  new  position,  Mr.  Wilhelm  will  oversee  all  policy,  regulatory  and  licensing  matters  related  to  public  safety 


 entities,  the  Nation’s  critical  infrastructure  industries,  and  private  wireless  radio  services.  Mr.  Wilhelm  previously  served  as  a  staff  attorney  with  the  Bureau’s  former  Public  Safety  and  Private 
 Wireless  Division,  during  which  time  he  was  named  Designated  Federal  Officer  to  the  Public  Safety  National  Coordinating  Committee. 


 Before  joining  the  Commission,  Mr.  Wilhelm  was  a  partner  in  the  law  firm  of  Verner,  Liipfert,  Bernhard,  McPherson  and  Hand,  now  Piper  Rudnick,  and  also  served  as  a  Special  Counsel 
 for  the  Corporation  for  Public  Broadcasting.  He  received  a  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  degree  in  Communications  from  the  University  of  Detroit,  a  Masters  of  Arts  degree  in  Communications  from 
 the  University  of  Michigan,  and  a  J.  D.  degree,  with  high  honors,  from  the  University  of  Florida  Law  School,  where  he  served  on  the  Editorial  Board  of  the  Law  Review  and  was  a  member  of  the  Order 
 of  the  Coif. 


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