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Tina Pelkey, (202) 418-0536
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For Immediate Release
CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES BALAGUER TO SERVE AS DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
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WASHINGTON, August 4, 2017—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai 
today announced that the agency has chosen Jim Balaguer to serve as deputy director of the 
Office of Legislative Affairs.
“Jim has a well-deserved reputation for excellence on legislative issues, both within the agency
and on Capitol Hill, and I thank him for agreeing to take on this new role,” said Chairman Pai.
“We’ve come to rely on Jim’s political acumen, experience, and dedication.”
Since 2010, Balaguer has served as an associate director and senior legislative analyst in the 
Office of Legislative Affairs, where he was the primary liaison to Congress on wireline issues, 
including universal service, broadband adoption, and the Internet Protocol transition.  
Prior to his most recent position, Balaguer served in several roles in the Office of Legislative 
Affairs as lead liaison on consumer protection issues, including telemarketing policy, caller ID 
spoofing, and disability access policy, as well as tribal telecom and international communications 
issues.  He began his FCC career in the former Enforcement Division of the bureau that is now 
known as the Wireline Competition Bureau.  Balaguer received an M.A. from George 
Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and a B.A. from Loyola 
University in Maryland.
The Office of Legislative Affairs is the FCC’s primary liaison to Congress. The office provides
lawmakers with information regarding FCC regulatory decisions, answers to policy questions,
assistance with constituent concerns, and responses to Congressional inquiries. 
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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. Cir. 1974).