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FCC COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. McDOWELL
ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGE
Washington, D.C.—FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell announced today that Nick 
Alexander will be joining his staff as Legal Advisor for wireline issues.  
“I’m very pleased to have Nick join us.  He has a strong background in a myriad of wireline 
issues, including universal service, VoIP 911, and merger reviews,” said Commissioner 
McDowell.  “I have no doubt that he will hit the ground running.” 
Mr. Alexander has worked at the Commission since 2005, most recently as Acting Deputy Chief 
of the Telecommunications Access Policy Division in the Wireline Competition Bureau.  Before 
coming to the Commission, he was an associate in the Communications and Information 
Technology Group of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.  Mr. Alexander received his J.D. 
from the University of Colorado School of Law and his B.S. in Industrial Management from 
Carnegie Mellon University.  Prior to practicing law, Mr. Alexander served as an infantry officer 
in the U.S. Army.
 
John Hunter, who has served as both Special Counsel on wireline issues and Chief of Staff to 
Commissioner McDowell, will now serve as Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy Division, in the 
Wireline Competition Bureau.  Commissioner McDowell expressed his appreciation for Mr. 
Hunter’s service:  
“I have known John for at least twenty years.  The Bureau is lucky to have someone with John's 
depth and breadth of experience.  I am pleased that we at the Commission will continue to 
benefit from his extensive knowledge of the telecommunications industry.  I thank John for his 
dedication to my office and his commitment to public service.”
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