FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
       October 21, 1999
                                                              
             
          BOB CALAFF NAMED ASSOCIATE CHIEF OF THE 
            OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
                 
                     The FCC has announced that Bob Calaff, most recently interim legal advisor
  to Commissioner Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth, has become Associate Chief of the
  Office of Engineering and Technology (OET).  His responsibilities will include
  advising the Chief of OET regarding legal and policy issues before the office.
                  
                    Calaff joined the Commission in November 1994 as an attorney in the Office
  of General Counsel.  In December 1996, Calaff moved to the front office of the
  International Bureau as Senior Counsel, where he advised the Bureau Chief on
  international telecommunications and satellite matters.  In September 1998, Calaff
  joined the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) as Assistant Bureau
  Chief, focussing on policy and enforcement matters.  While working in WTB, he
  served separate details advising Chairman Kennard, Commissioner Powell, and
  Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth on wireless and international matters.  Prior to
  joining the Commission, Calaff was an associate in the Washington, DC, office of
  Powell, Goldstein, Frazier and Murphy.
                 
                     Calaff earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Harvard College
  in 1985.  He was awarded the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Fellowship to study at the
  Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, where he
  received the degree of Master of Public Administration in 1990.  In 1992, Calaff
  received his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law.
                 
                      Calaff is a Past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of
  Columbia.  He lives in Arlington, VA.
                    
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