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February 3, 2011 Robert Kenny, (202) 418-0506
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AMY LEVINE NAMED SPECIAL COUNSEL TO CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski 
announced the appointment of Amy Levine as Special Counsel to the Chairman.  Ms. Levine, who will work 
in the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, will be responsible for issues concerning public 
safety and spectrum. 
Ms. Levine will work closely with the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on the Commission’s 
top public safety priorities, with a special emphasis on the creation of a nationwide, interoperable public 
safety broadband network and continued enhancement of E911 and NG911 technologies.  In addition, Ms. 
Levine will coordinate with the Wireless Bureau, the Media Bureau and the Office of Engineering and 
Technology regarding the Commission’s efforts to make available and ensure more efficient use of spectrum, 
including through the innovative concept of voluntary incentive auctions.
“I am delighted that Amy will be joining the Commission,” said Chairman Genachowski. “She has been a 
dedicated public servant, who has been able to work in a bipartisan fashion to develop smart, sensible 
approaches to complex problems and her knowledge and expertise will be invaluable to the agency.”
Ms. Levine most recently served as principal communications policy advisor to Congressman Rick Boucher, 
former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and Congressman 
John Dingell, former Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.  Previously, she was Legislative Counsel to Senator Claire McCaskill, where she was 
responsible for advising the Senator on communications, technology, and transportation matters.  Ms. Levine 
spent more than five years as an associate at Covington & Burling, where her practice centered on 
communications, media and technology issues. Ms. Levine received her J.D. from Yale Law School, where 
she was Essays Editor of the Yale Law Journal, and graduated magna cum laude from Yale University.
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