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Kathleen ABERNATHY
Commissioner FCC
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Session
21/11/02 – 16:00
The success and failures of the EC’s liberalisation
process versus the US Telecom Act |
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Kathleen Q. Abernathy
was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 1,
2001. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on
May 25 and sworn in as FCC Commissioner on May 31, 2001.
As Commissioner, she is responsible for representing
the public interest in each of the policy areas under
the FCC's jurisdiction. These responsibilities include
regulation of broadcast television, cable, satellite,
domestic and international telecommunications, wireless
telephony, consumer protection and education and general
enforcement of Commission rules. In addition to her
other responsibilities at the FCC, she also chairs the
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.
Prior to her FCC appointment, Commissioner Abernathy
was Vice President of Public Policy at BroadBand Office
Communications, Inc. Before that, she was a partner
at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer. Commissioner
Abernathy’s experience also includes serving as
Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at U.S. West,
Inc. and as Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs
at AirTouch Communications, Inc.
In addition to her experience in the private sector,
Commissioner Abernathy held several positions
at the FCC. She was a Telecommunications Legal Advisor
to FCC Chairman James H. Quello, Legal Advisor to Commissioner
Sherrie P. Marshall, and Special Assistant to the FCC’s
General Counsel.
Commissioner Abernathy has been very active in various
bar activities and academia. She is a member and former
President of the Federal Communications Bar Association
and a member of the Washington, D.C. Bar. She has also
served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University
Law Center and The Catholic University of America’s
Columbus School of Law.
Commissioner Abernathy is a graduate of Marquette University,
where she received a Bachelor of Sciences degree, magna
cum laude. She received a Juris Doctor from The Catholic
University of America’s Columbus School of Law.
Commissioner Abernathy is married and has one
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