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Today, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of acting Bureau leadership as well as the acting general counsel and managing director. He will make additional personnel announcements, including for all office leadership positions, in a separate release.
Carr said: “I am grateful that these talented public servants have agreed to join me in leading the FCC’s work and ensuring that we deliver great results for the American people. They will play integral roles in carrying out the FCC’s important mission. I look forward to drawing on their counsel and advice, and I am eager to continue our work together.”
Joel Taubenblatt, Acting Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Joel serves as Acting Chief of the Wireless Bureau. He has held several leadership positions in the Bureau, including Deputy Bureau Chief, Chief of the Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, and Chief of the Broadband Division. He graduated from Duke University School of Law and from the University of Pennsylvania, with undergraduate degrees in Economics from the Wharton School and in English from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Trent Harkrader, Acting Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau. Trent serves as Acting Chief of the Wireline Bureau. Prior to assuming this position, he advised agency leadership on implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, including its initiatives on broadband adoption and telehealth, while also continuing to serve as Deputy Bureau Chief in the Wireline Bureau. Trent has been responsible for numerous Commission broadband policy initiatives since 2011 and has led major reforms of