NEWS                                                           February 8, 1996

                    THOMAS D. WYATT NAMED ASSOCIATE CHIEF,
                ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, FCC COMMON CARRIER BUREAU


 Thomas Wyatt has been named Associate Chief of the Common Carrier Bureau's
Enforcement Division, effective January 21, 1996, where he will concentrate on overall
enforcement policy, processes, and program planning.  Mr. Wyatt had served as Chief of the
Enforcement Division's Formal Complaints and Investigations Branch since April 1991.  He
joined the Formal Complaints Branch as a staff attorney in September 1986 and later served
as Deputy Chief of the Branch, starting in October 1989.  Before joining the Branch, Mr.
Wyatt served  two years as an attorney in the Mass Media Bureau's Enforcement Division.

 Mr. Wyatt holds an undergraduate degree in Public Administration from the
University of Alabama  and a law degree from American University's Washington College of
Law.  He and his wife, Allene, reside in Camp Springs, Maryland. 

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