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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  3,  2006  Meribeth  McCarrick  (202)  418-  0654 
 Meribeth.  McCarrick@  fcc.  gov 
 FCC  SEEKS  APPLICANTS  FOR  2006  ATTORNEY  HONORS  PROGRAM  Competitive  Two-  Year  Program  Aimed  at  New  and  Recent  Law  School  Graduates 


 Washington,  D.  C.  -  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  announced  that  it  is  seeking  applications  from  law  school  graduates  with  superior  academic  credentials  and  an 
 interest  in  communications  law  for  its  2006  Attorney  Honors  Program.  Through  the  program,  the  FCC  recruits  new  and  recent  law  school  graduates  to  the  FCC  and  the  field  of 
 communications. 
 The  FCC  is  now  accepting  applications  from  graduating  law  school  students  and  recent  law  school  graduates  for  several  openings  in  the  program’s  fall  2006  class.  All  Attorney  Honors 
 Program  participants  will  be  located  at  the  FCC’s  headquarters  in  Washington,  DC.  Applications  must  be  received  by  April  7,  2006;  incomplete  applications  will  not  be  considered. 


 Interested  candidates  who  are  graduating  in  the  spring  or  are  recent  law  school  graduates  and  are  not  members  of  a  bar  should  submit  a  cover  letter,  resume,  writing  sample,  official  law 
 school  transcript,  and  list  of  references  to  honorsprogram@  fcc.  gov,  to  the  attention  of  Almira  Kennedy,  Office  of  General  Counsel,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street 
 S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Candidates  with  current  bar  memberships  must  respond  to  FCC  Vacancy  Announcement  Number  ATTY-  OGC-  2006-  0002,  available  on  the  FCC’s  website  at 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  jobs/.  Additional  information  is  available  on  the  FCC’s  Attorney  Honors  Program  webpage  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  attorneyhonorsprogram. 


 Selection  for  participation  in  the  Attorney  Honors  Program  is  expected  to  be  highly  competitive.  Selection  criteria  include:  academic  achievement  as  demonstrated  by  class 
 standing,  writing  skills,  law  review  and/  or  moot  court  experience,  and  clinic  or  extracurricular  activities;  and  demonstrated  interest  in  government  service  and/  or  the  communications  industry. 


 Attorneys  at  the  FCC  work  on  cutting-  edge  issues  in  the  communications  and  high-  tech  arenas,  including  those  affecting  the  digital  television  transition,  public  safety  and  homeland 
 security.  They  also  review  mergers  and  acquisitions  of  Fortune  500  companies,  promote  the  deployment  of  broadband  technologies,  promote  access  to  communications  services  for 
 Americans  with  disabilities,  and  protect  the  rights  of  consumers.  The  FCC’s  work  also  involves 
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 interacting  with  other  government  agencies,  Congress,  and  the  private  sector  to  resolve  complex  policy  issues. 
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