March 7, 1997


                  DAN PHYTHYON TO BE  NAMED ACTING 
             WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CHIEF 

     Dan Phythyon will be named Acting Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
and will assume the post when the current Chief, Michele Farquhar, leaves the FCC, as
recently announced.  Until Farquhar's departure in April, Phythyon will continue to serve in
his current position as Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, a position
he has held since January 1997.

      "Dan's earlier work in the Wireless Bureau combined with his experience on a wide
range of other issues at the FCC means he can help us continue to implement key provisions of
the 1993 Budget Act and the Telecommunications Act of 1996," said Chairman Reed Hundt. 
"Wireless Bureau Chief is a critical role and I'm pleased that he has agreed to embrace this
challenge."

     Prior to rejoining the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Phythyon was the Director
of the FCC's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.  Before coming to the FCC,
Phythyon was Vice President, Congressional Liaison, National Association of Broadcasters
from 1986 to 1994.  From 1981 to 1986 Phythyon served as Staff Counsel, Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

     Phythyon received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and he graduated Magna Cum
Laude from Westminster College.  He lives with his wife, Carol Young, and their daughter,
Sara, in Chevy Chase, MD.
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