Bennet & Bennet, PLLC Appoints Jessica Bridges as Director of Government Affairs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 Bennet & Bennet, PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation , the leading legal advocate for rural telecommunications companies in America, today announced that Jessica Bridges has been appointed the firm's Director of Government Affairs. In this role Bridges will be responsible for all legislative lobbying before the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) and Congress on behalf of Bennet & Bennet's rural telecommunications clients. "We are thrilled to welcome Jessica to our team," said Carri Bennet, Principal of Bennet & Bennet. "Jessica's extensive experience in working with the FCC and Congress will be a huge asset to our clients, as Bennet & Bennet continues to establish itself as a leading advocate for the rural telecommunications interests." Bridges most recently served as a Government Affairs Representative for the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA NTCA National Telecommunications Cooperative Association NTCA National Telephone Cooperative Association NTCA National Tile Contractors Association NTCA National Token Collectors Association NTCA Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association ). In this role she was responsible for lobbying for telecommunications industry issues falling under the jurisdiction of the Senate and House Commerce and Judiciary committees. Bridges joined NTCA in March 1997 as State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: Said Jessica Bridges, "I am very excited to be joining Bennet & Bennet. The firm's reputation in the rural telecommunications community is second to none, and I look forward to helping the team here continue its efforts in supporting rural interests." About Bennet & Bennet Bennet & Bennet, PLLC is a full service telecommunications law firm specializing in the representation of rural telecommunications companies. With expertise gained through the representation of cellular carriers, wireless cable providers, personal communications service In addition to the firm's core legal practice, Bennet & Bennet offers full network design and technical consulting services to rural telecommunications companies. These services include RF engineering, fixed network design, frequency planning and coordination, microwave backhaul design, and network optimization and drive testing Wireless service providers (especially in the USA) to build maps of signal strength for designing networks base stations, use a mobile setup with a spectrum analyzer, antenna and drive through the areas, thereby creating these signal-strength maps. This is called drive-testing. . Bennet & Bennet also advises and counsels clients interested in the provision of advanced telecommunications services utilizing emerging telecommunications technologies. |
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