Congratulations to JON M. PEHA new Chief Technologist THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dave Burstein <daveb () dslprime com>
Date: October 1, 2008 3:49:09 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Congratulations to JON M. PEHA new CTO [ He is not the CTO,  
he is the Chief Technologist djf}THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Dave
Very good to see a chief technologist appointed.
I hope he brings back the technical advisory committee as well.
db

> DR. JON M. PEHA NAMED CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST OF THE FEDERAL  
> COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
>             Washington, DC – Jon M. Peha, Ph.D., has been named  
> Chief Technologist of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).   
> Dr. Peha will serve as a senior advisor on communications technology  
> in the FCC’s Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.
>
> FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin praised Dr. Peha for his expertise in  
> the area of communications technology, saying, “Jon brings a wealth  
> of knowledge and experience to the Commission and I am pleased he  
> has agreed to join us as Chief Technologist.  I am confident that  
> Dr. Peha’s expertise will be beneficial to the Commission as it  
> moves forward to address numerous complex, technical issues.”
>
> Currently, Dr. Peha is a Professor in the Departments of Engineering  
> and Public Policy, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie  
> Mellon University (CMU).  He also serves as the Associate Director  
> of the Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking at CMU.  Prior  
> to joining CMU’s Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Dr.  
> Peha served as the Chief Technical Officer of three high-tech start- 
> ups and as a member of the technical staff at SRI International,  
> AT&T Bell Laboratories and Microsoft.
>
>             Dr. Peha’s research interests include technical and  
> policy issues related to computer and telecommunications networks.   
> He has written extensively on these subjects and is the co-author of  
> Science Technology Advice for Congress.  He has also authored  
> several articles in the following publications: IEEE Personal  
> Communications; Telecommunications Policy; the International Journal  
> of Communication; and Wireless Technology.
>
> Dr. Peha received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford  
> University and his undergraduate degree from Brown University.  He  
> is a Congressional Fellow of the IEEE and a Diplomacy Fellow of the  
> American Association for the Advancement of Science.
>
> -FCC-
>
> Please visit www.fcc.gov for news and information about the
> Federal Communications Commission
>
>
> Matt Nodine
> Acting Deputy Director
> Office of Media Relations
> Federal Communications Commission
> Washington, DC 20554
> (202) 418-1646




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