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                                        Released: April 2, 1999

                                 
                    FCC ANNOUNCES FORMATION
                            OF THE 
                 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
                                
The FCC today announced the formation of the Technological Advisory Council.  The
Council, comprised of a diverse array of recognized technical experts, will help provide the
technical expertise the Commission needs to stay abreast of innovations and new developments
in the communications industry.  

In announcing the members of the Council, Chairman Kennard stated:  "I am thrilled that so
many extraordinarily talented and respected individuals have been willing to share their time
and expertise with the Commission.  The work of this Council will continue to increase in
importance as  the Commission strives, during a period of exceptionally rapid technological
change,  to fulfill its responsibilities to the public ." 

Dr. Robert Lucky, Corporate Vice President, Telecordia (formerly Bellcore) will serve as
Chair of the Council and Dr. Jules Bellisio, Chief Scientist, Telecordia, will serve as
Executive Director.  Dr. Stagg Newman, Chief Technologist for the Commission, will serve
as the Designated Federal Officer. 

Dale Hatfield, Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology, who will serve as Alternate
Designated Federal Officer for the Council, said "We are eager for the council to analyze the
difficult technical issues facing the Commission in such areas as spectrum management,
convergence, and the Internet.   Sound technical advice is essential to our developing the best
policies to serve the public."

The first meeting of the Council will be April 30, 1999, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the
Commission Meeting Room, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.  The Council will
discuss organizational matters, be briefed on key technical issues facing the Commission, and
will work to define the issues  that the Council will address. The public is invited to attend.  

The Chair  and members of the Council are as follows:  

                                                           Chair

Dr. Bob Lucky - Vice President & Officer in Charge of Applied Research, Telecordia
Technologies, formerly Bellcore (Bell Communications Research).  

               Members of the Technological Advisory Council

                                                           
Mr. Bruce Allen - Vice President and General Manager, Harris Corporation,

Mr. Jose M. Alvarez Caban - Assistive Technology Specialist, Puerto Rico Assitive
Technology Project, University of Puerto Rico.  

Dr. Vincent Cerf - Senior Vice President, Internet Architecture and Technology, MCI
Worldcom.

Ms. Susan Estrada - President and CEO, Aldea Communication.

Mr. Bran Ferren - Executive Vice President for Creative Technology and Research
Development, Disney/ABC.

Dr. Richard Green - President and CEO, CableLabs,

Ms. Christine Hemrick -  Vice President, Technology Communications, Office of the CTO,
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Mr. Dewayne Hendrick - General Manager, Wireless Business Unit, Com21.

Mr. Ross Ireland - Vice President - Engineering, SBC.

Ms. Kalle Kontson - Division Technology Manager, Center for Electromagnetic Science and
Vice President IIT Research Institute

Dr. Charles E. Jackson - Independent consultant.

Dr. William Lee - Chief Scientist, AirTouch/Vodaphone.

Dr. Paul Liao - Chief Technology Officer, Panasonic and President of Panasonic
Technologies.

Dr. Wah Lim - Vice President for Technology and Development for Hughes Space and
Communications Company.

Dr. Robert Martin - Chief Technology Officer of Bell Labs, Lucent. 

Dr. David Nagel - President AT&T Labs and CTO for AT&T,

Mr, Glenn Reitmeier,  Vice President, DTV and Web Media, Sarnoff Laboratories.

Mr. Dennis Roberson - Vice President & CTO, Motorola. 

Dr. Marvin Sirbu - Profesor of Engineering and Public Policy,  Professor of Electrical &
Computer Engineering,  Professor - Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and
Chairman of the Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 
 
Dr. Greg Vanderheiden - Professor - Human factors Group,  Dept. of Industrial Engineering,
University of Wisconsin, and Director of Trace Research and Development Center. 

Mr. Jack Waters - VP of Network Engineering, Level 3 Communications. 

Dr. Pat White -  Director, Telecommunications Practice, AD Little.  
 Robert Zitter - Senior Vice President, Technology Operations, Home Box Office. 

                                
                       Executive Director
                                
Dr.Jules A.Bellisio, Chief Scientist/Executive Director, Telecordia Technologies, formerly
Bellcore (Bell Communications Research).

                   Designated Federal Officer
                                
Dr. Stagg Newman, Chief Technologist, Federal Communications Commission.

              Alernate Designated Federal Officer
                                
Dale Hatfield, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications
Commission.

For further information, contact Jack Linthicum at 202-418-2441 voice, 202-418-1918 fax,
jlinthic@fcc.gov.