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FCC Announces Senior Advisor on Broadband
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:14:55 -0400
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2009 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253 Email: mark.wigfield () fcc gov FCC ANNOUNCES SENIOR ADVISOR ON BROADBANDWashington, D.C. –Dr. Carlos Kirjnerhas been named Senior Advisor to the Chairman on Broadband. Dr. Kirjner will lend his broad international expertise in the business, economics and operations of the telecommunications industry to the Federal Communications
Commission’s development of a National Broadband Plan.The American Recoveryand Reinvestment Act of 2009, directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care, education, energy efficiency, public safety, job creation,
investment, and others.Dr. Kirjner has worked for 15 years in high-tech and telecom strategy, operations, marketing, business development, and technology. Prior to joining the FCC he was Vice President, Business Development, for Telegent Systems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor manufacturer, where he led business development efforts. He was Director for New Business Development at Vodafone Group, PLC. Before that, he was a partner at McKinsey& Co’s telecommunications and high-tech practices, where he led work for clients in wireline and wireless services, telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturers, IT services providers, and public safety agencies. Dr. Kirjner has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was awarded the Sakrison Prize for outstanding and innovative research, an MSc with distinction in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, and a BSc in Engineering
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