February 22, 1999

             ELIZABETH W. BEATY NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR
      OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS


     Elizabeth W. Beaty has been named Deputy Director, Office of Legislative and
Intergovernmental Affairs (OLIA).  She will assist the Director in planning, developing and
coordinating the FCC's legislative program.  She will also be responsible for handling issues such
as universal service, high cost, rural health care, access charge reform, and other common carrier
issues.

     Beaty has served as a staff attorney in OLIA since October 1998, prior to which she was
the Chief of the Financial Analysis and Compliance Division of the Cable Services Bureau. 
Before that, Beaty was the Assistant Bureau Chief for the Cable Services Bureau overseeing the
Office of Government and Public Outreach.  She also served as Legal Advisor to the Consumer
Protection Division of the Bureau, and as a staff attorney for the Policy and Rules Division of the
Bureau.  Prior to joining the Cable Services Bureau, Beaty served as an attorney in the Policy and
Rules Division of the Mass Media Bureau.

     Prior to joining the FCC, Beaty worked in the motion picture industry and in children's
television programming.

     Beaty earned her B.A. in Business Management and in Fine Arts from Warren Wilson
College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn,
New York.  She is a member of the bar in the State of  New York.  She is a member of the
American Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

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