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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:  March  4,  2005  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 
 JAY  KEITHLEY  NAMED  ACTING  CHIEF,  CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU 


 Washington,  DC  –  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell  has  named  Jay  Keithley  to  be  acting  chief  of  the  Commission’s  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau,  following  the  departure  of  current 
 bureau  chief  K.  Dane  Snowden  on  March  11.  Keithley  has  been  the  bureau’s  deputy  chief  for  policy  since  June  2004. 


 Chairman  Powell  said,  “The  Commission  and  CGB  are  very  fortunate  to  be  able  to  call  on  a  person  with  Jay’s  extensive  telecom  experience  in  both  the  private  and  public  sectors.  He  will 
 provide  the  leadership  necessary  to  continue  the  excellent  work  Dane  has  done  while  bureau  chief. 
 Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  Keithley  was  director  of  government  relations  and  regulatory  counsel  at  PCIA,  The  Wireless  Infrastructure  Association,  in  Washington,  DC. 
 Before  that  he  had  been  vice  president  for  regulatory  affairs  at  Sprint  Corporation,  Washington,  DC;  vice  president  ,  public  affairs,  at  United  Telecom,  Inc.,  Washington,  DC;  general  counsel  at 
 United  Telephone  Company  of  Indiana,  Inc.,  Warsaw,  IN;  and  chief  trial  attorney  at  The  National  Credit  Union  Administration,  Washington,  DC.  From  1974  to  1978  he  was  a  captain, 
 Judge  Advocate,  in  the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  stationed  in  Washington,  DC. 
 As  deputy  bureau  chief,  Keithley  was  responsible  for  oversight  of  the  consumer  policy  division,  the  disability  rights  office  and  the  reference  information  center  and  dealing  with  issues  involving 
 telemarketing  rules,  CAN-  SPAM,  slamming  rules  enforcement,  implementation  of  the  Americans  with  Disabilities  Act  and  ensuring  the  public  has  convenient  and  reliable  access  to  all  Commission 
 public  documents. 
 He  is  a  graduate  of  Indiana  University’s  School  of  Business  and  Indiana  University  Law  School. 
 Keithley,  his  wife,  Debi,  and  children,  Jamie  and  Kevin,  reside  in  Reston,  VA. 
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