NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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: May 20, 2011 David Fiske, 202-418-0513 Email: david.fiske@fcc.gov FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI ANNOUNCES GREG GUICE AS ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS; CHRISTOPHER LEWIS APPOINTED AS ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR (Washington, D.C.) – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today the appointment of Greg Guice as Acting Director, Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA). Guice most recently served as FCC Special Counsel for House Affairs. Chairman Genachowski also announced the appointment of Christopher Lewis as Acting Deputy Director of OLA. Lewis previously served as Legislative Analyst in the office. FCC Chairman Genachowski said, “I am delighted that Greg and Chris will assume these critical roles at the FCC. Their expertise, experience and insight will continue to help the agency meet its important obligations to Congress. I look forward to working with them.” Greg Guice has worked as an attorney for the Commission for the past 12 years, with experience in wireline, wireless and public safety issues. During his tenure with the FCC, Guice was detailed to serve for nearly two years as Counsel to then-Chairman Henry Waxman on the Energy and Commerce Committee, helping with the Committee’s work on universal service reform, competition policy, public safety and spectrum policy. Guice received his B.A. in Political Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from George Mason University. Christopher Lewis will serve as Acting Deputy Director of OLA. Most recently, he handled legislative affairs for the FCC’s National Broadband Plan team. Prior to that, Lewis served as a Senior Advisor on the agency’s Digital Television Transition policy team. Lewis graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Government. -FCC-