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October 20, 2014 Cecilia Sulhoff (202) 418-0587
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JEAN L. KIDDOO JOINS FCC WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU 
AS DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF
Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
announced that Jean L. Kiddoo has joined as Deputy Bureau Chief. Ms. Kiddoo previously served as a 
partner in Bingham McCutchen LLP’s Telecommunications, Media and Technology practice in 
Washington, D.C.
“Jean’s diverse experience will greatly enhance the Bureau, and I look forward to calling upon her 
expertise on many of the exciting and complex matters that are before us,” said Roger Sherman, Chief of 
the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.  “Implementing upcoming spectrum auctions and improving 
our technology, systems, and internal processes are top priorities that demand creative and practical 
solutions. Jean’s industry knowledge and background will be great assets as we move forward on these 
projects.”  
For more than 30 years, Ms. Kiddoo has represented telecommunications, media and technology 
companies before federal agencies, courts and state regulatory commissions throughout the 50 states and 
the District of Columbia, as well as before local municipal and county governments. She has represented 
clients in a wide range of regulatory, litigation, transactional, restructuring, national security and land 
use matters. Ms. Kiddoo is a longtime member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and 
served as its President from 1999 to 2000.
Ms. Kiddoo is a graduate of Colgate University and earned her law degree from the Catholic University 
of America. 
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