NEWS                                                     November 7, 1997
                                    
                                    
                                    
        COMMISSIONER HAROLD FURCHTGOTT-ROTH NAMES MELISSA WAKSMAN
                              LEGAL ADVISOR


     Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth has named Melissa Waksman his interim Legal 
Advisor.  

     She will advise the Commissioner on common carrier matters.  

     Melissa most recently has served as an Attorney in the Policy Division of the
Common Carrier Bureau.

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