November 6, 1997


         CHRISTOPHER J. WRIGHT NAMED FCC GENERAL COUNSEL    
     

     Christopher J. Wright  has been named General Counsel of the Federal Communications
Commission.

     Wright has served as FCC Deputy General Counsel since February 1994.  In that
position, Wright has argued a number of important cases on behalf of the Commission, including
the cable rate case, the en banc broadcast indecency case, the C-block auction case,  and the
interconnection case.  Wright also has provided counsel to the Commission concerning
implementation of the Children's Television Act of 1990, the Cable Act of 1992, and the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.

     Prior to joining the FCC, Wright was Assistant to the Solicitor General for nine years and
argued 27 cases in the Supreme Court on behalf of the federal government.  He also was an
associate at Shea & Gardner for two years and served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E.
Burger of the United States Supreme Court and to Judge Joseph T. Sneed of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  

     Chairman Kennard said:  "The FCC is very fortunate to have an attorney with the
intellect and dedication of Chris Wright as its General Counsel.  I have enjoyed working with
him in the General Counsel's office and I look forward to working with him in the future as he
leads that Office."

     Wright graduated from Harvard College and Stanford Law School.

     
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