FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                  News Media Contact:
September 19, 2001                           Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654
                                        e-mail: mmccarri@fcc.gov 

          WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES 
            ROGER NOEL TO SERVE AS A DEPUTY CHIEF OF 
              BUREAU'S COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION

     Washington, DC   The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has announced
that Roger Noel will serve in the Bureau's Commercial Wireless Division as a Deputy Chief with
responsibility for engineering and technology matters.

Most recently, Noel served as Chief of the Division's Licensing and Technical Analysis
Branch, where he supervised the Division's engineering and licensing staff and oversaw the
implementation of the Bureau's Universal Licensing System for the commercial wireless radio
services.  Prior to that, he served as Deputy Chief of the Policy and Rules Branch in the Bureau's
Public Safety and Private Wireless Division.  Noel has also served as Assistant for Aviation and
Maritime Services in the FCC's former Private Radio Bureau.

Noel holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech.

The Bureau announced that Senior Engineer Michael Ferrante will serve as Acting Chief of
the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch until a permanent replacement is hired.

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