NEWSReport No. CC 97-41          COMMON CARRIER ACTION        August 8, 1997

                    ANNA GOMEZ NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE
           NETWORK SERVICES DIVISION OF THE COMMON CARRIER BUREAU

       Anna Gomez has been named Deputy Chief of the Common Carrier
Bureau's Network Services Division.  Previously, Ms. Gomez served as Deputy
Chief of Staff at the White House's National Economic Council.  

       Ms. Gomez first joined the Federal Communications Commission in August
1994 as an attorney in the Consumer Protection Division of the Cable Services
Bureau.  She subsequently served as Legal Counsel to Kathleen B. Wallman, then
Chief of the Common Carrier Bureau, and also to Ms. Wallman's successor,
Regina M. Keeney.  In August 1996, Ms. Gomez was appointed Staff Chair to
the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.  Ms. Gomez left the
Commission to serve briefly as Counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee's
Telecommunications Subcommittee, before moving on to the White House.

       Ms. Gomez earned a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D.
from George Washington University's National Law Center.

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