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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 
 ELIZABETH  H.  VALINOTI  NAMED  LEGAL  ADVISOR  TO  CHIEF  OF  ENFORCEMENT  BUREAU 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Elizabeth  H.  Valinoti  has  been  named  Legal  Advisor  to  the  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Enforcement  Bureau.  She  will  be  responsible  for  advising  the  Bureau  Chief  on  wireless, 
 international,  and  homeland  security  issues  as  they  relate  to  communications  industries. 
 Most  recently  an  Acting  Legal  Advisor  to  the  Enforcement  Bureau’s  Chief  on  broadcast  indecency  matters,  Ms.  Valinoti’s  FCC  career  also  includes  serving  as  senior  attorney  in  the 
 Media,  Enforcement  and  Wireline  Competition  (formerly  Common  Carrier)  Bureaus.  Before  joining  the  Commission,  she  practiced  communications  law  in  the  Washington,  D.  C.  office  of 
 Mintz,  Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  &  Popeo,  P.  C.  She  was  also  Manager  of  Federal  Regulatory  Affairs  for  TDS  Telecommunications  Corp.,  and  Manager  of  Government  Relations 
 for  the  National  Exchange  Carrier  Association. 
 Ms.  Valinoti  received  her  J.  D.  from  the  Catholic  University  of  America,  Columbus  School  of  Law,  where  she  earned  specialized  certification  from  the  Institute  for  Communications  Law 
 Studies  and  served  as  Lead  Articles  Editor  of  CommLaw  Conspectus:  Journal  of  Communications  Law  and  Policy.  She  received  her  B.  A.,  cum  laude,  in  Journalism  from  the 
 University  of  Georgia. 
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 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  September  20,  2004  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  Janice  Wise  418-  7450 
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