NEWS                                                      February 29, 1996

         DONALD H. GIPS NAMED DEPUTY CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU
                  WILL WORK ON TELECOM LAW UNTIL MAY  

     Donald H. Gips has been named Deputy Director of the International Bureau and will 
assume the post of  Bureau Chief  in May, when the current Chief, Scott Blake Harris,
leaves the Commission, as recently announced.  Until May, Gips will serve on detail to
oversee the Commission's implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

     "Don's double duty is testament to our commitment to our number one job --
implementing this historic new law," said Chairman Reed Hundt.  "As long as our able
captain Scott Blake Harris remains at the helm of the International Bureau, the Commission
has the luxury of using Don's talents in this critical role.  Don's background in business
combined with his experience in a wide range of issues at the Commission means he can help
us move quickly and fairly to implement this new law."

     Gips joined the FCC in January 1994 and has served since February 1994 as Deputy
Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy.  While in OPP, Gips developed the widely praised
PCS licensing plan and has taken a lead role on all spectrum allocation and auction issues. 
In additon, he has worked to bring a business perspective to many of the issues that cut
accross traditonal bureau boundaries. 

     Prior to joining the FCC, Gips was Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company,
where he helped a variety of large, private sector companies design and implement business
strategies.  He also worked for a variety of government and community organizations.  He
served as Executive Assistant to the Director of the 92nd Street Y, New York's largest
community-based non-profit organization; Senior Policy Analyst for the Mayor of New York
City's Transportation Office; Operations Manager for the 1984 Bill Bradley Senate
campaign; and as a Rockefeller Fellow doing develpoment work in Asia.

     He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and received a Master's
degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Organization and
Management.  He was also selected for the CORO Foundation Public Affairs Fellow
Program. 

     He lives with his wife, Liz, and their sons, Sam and Peter, in Washington, D.C.

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