Navin, Margie to co-chair FCC advisory committee on WRC-11

    R. Paul Margie and Thomas Navin will head the committee that advises the commission on the 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11)
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    FCC chairman Kevin Martin announced Oct. 29 the appointment of Thomas Navin and R. Paul Margie as co-chairs of the FCC’s Advisory Committee for the 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11).

    The committee will provide advice, technical analyses and specific recommendations on matters relating to the WRC-11. Navin is a partner in the Washington law firm of Wiley Rein. He focuses on legal and regulatory issues faced by communications companies. Margie is a partner with the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, where he focuses on telecommunications and technology law and policy.

    For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.

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