Attorney General William Barr moves Office of Information Policy acting Director Bobby Talebian to permanent post, replacing Melanie Ann Pustay, retired ... Facebook hires Dan Ball, ex-office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., as public policy director ... Phone2Action adds Faisal Siddiqui, ex-Virtru, as chief technology officer; Marina Devalia, ex-Higher Logic, as vice president-marketing; Matt Melnick, ex-Vocus, as senior vice president-sales; and Shelli Holland, from Frontpoint, is vice president-human resources.
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Velodyne Lidar promotes Mathew Rekow to chief technology officer, succeeding Anand Gopalan, now CEO ... Brightcove announces Amee Desjourdy, ex-Quanterix, is chief people officer ... Nexstar promotes Andrew Wyatt to manage broadcast and digital operations in Washington market; continues as vice president-general manager, Hagerstown, Maryland, WDVM-TV and LocalDVM.com ... CW names Betty Ellen Berlamino, ex-CBS, executive vice president-distribution ... Squan advances Carolyn Hardwick to vice president and general manager-engineering and expands role of Wireless Vice President Dave Rundella to also cover south region.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names North American Numbering Council working group members (see this section, Feb. 4), for Numbering Administration Oversight WG: with Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee, Susan Gately; America’s Communications Association, Brian Hurley; AT&T, Linda Richardson and alternate Leila Tolentino; CenturyLink, Philip Linse; Comcast, Beau Jordan; Inteliquent, Bryan Bethea; Maine Public Utilities Commission, Michael Johnson; TDS, Paul Nejedlo; Telnyx, Sarah Halko; T-Mobile Michele Thomas and alternate Jennifer Pyn; USConnect, Bridget Alexander White; and Verizon, Dana Crandall and alternate Dyan Adams.
NANC Interoperable Video Calling WG: Apple, Maria Kirby; AT&T, Martin Dolly and alternate Aaron Bangor; Charter Communications, Glenn Clepper; Los Angeles Department of Disability, Richard Ray; Convo Communications, Kelley Duran; ZVRS and Purple Communications, John Martin; CTIA, Matt Gerst; NARUC, Karen Charles Peterson; Google, Justin Uberti and alternate Alex Wiesen; Sorenson, Isaac Roach; Sprint, Shaunna Forshee and alternate Karen Riepenkroger; and Telnyx, Ramon Torres; and non-voting members iconectiv’s Natalie McNamer and Somos’ Mary Retka; and technical advisers: Mitre’s Jim Malloy and Brian Rosen.
At Nationwide Number Portability WG: ATIS, Jackie Wohlgemuth; AT&T, Renee Dillion; Bandwidth, Robert Brezina and alternate Ed Stocker; CenturyLink’s Linse; Charter’s Clepper and alternate Betty Sanders; Comcast’s Jordan; Competitive Carrier Association, Alexi Maltas; Cox Communications, Jennifer Hutton and alternate Antonio Vickers; Inteliquent’s Bethea; NARUC, Rebecca Beaton; NTCA, Brian Ford; Peerless Network, Julie Oost; Nebraska Public Service Commission, Cullen Robbins; SIP Forum, Richard Shockey; T-Mobile, Thomas and alternate Rosemary Leist; Telnyx, David Casem; TDS, Nejedlo; and Verizon, Mark Desterdick; and non-voting members: iconectiv’s Chris Drake and alternate Glenn Reynolds; and Somos’ Retka.
In Toll-Free Assignment Modernization WG: for 800 Response Information Services, Heather Barrows; AT&T, Ola Oyefusi; Bandwidth, Brianna Sullivan; CenturyLink, Ken Shomaker; Cox, Ron Mowry and alternate Samantha Walker; Inteliquent’s Bethea; Twilio, Rebecca Murphy Thompson; and TDS, Nejedlo; and non-voting members: iconectiv’s Mike Gilbert and Somos’ Joel Bernstein; and Call Authentication Trust Anchor WG: AT&T, Linda Vandeloop and Dolly; Bandwidth, Greg Rogers; CenturyLink, Steve Showell; Charter’s Clapper and alternate Sanders; Cox, Clark Whitten and alternate Kenneth Culpepper; Google, Wiesen; Incompas, Christopher Shipley; Montana Public Service Commission, Zachary Rogala; NTCA’s Ford; Peerless Network's Oost; SIP Forum’s Shockey; Smithville Communications, Dave Brodin; Sprint, Pierce Gorman; Telnyx's Torres; TransNexus, Jim Dalton; USTelecom, Mike Saperstein; and West Telecom, Robert McCausland; and non-voting members: iconectiv’s Gary Richenaker and alternate Reynolds; and Somos’ Retka.
Lobbyist registrations: 5G Action Now, McGuireWoods Consulting on “federal government initiative on 5G,” effective Jan. 16 ... 5G Action Now, Navigators Global on the FCC’s work on the planned 2020 C-band spectrum auction and Chesapeake Enterprises on “American national security and the economic benefits of winning the 5G battle,” effective Jan. 15 ... Emerging tech and blockchain consultancy ATOLLetc, on its own behalf, effective Jan. 15 ... ​Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, The Washington Tax & Public Policy Group on “taxes affecting the semiconductor industry,” effective Jan. 1.
More lobbyist registrations: Blockchain tech firm Algorand, Franklin Square Group on “promoting the adoption of blockchain technology and regulatory clarity for digital assets,” effective Jan. 1 ... Charter, Strategies 360 on “6G cellular technology,” effective Jan. 1 ... Broadcom, Alpine Group on spectrum, effective Dec. 1 ... Facebook, Alpine Group on spectrum, effective Dec. 1 ... HawkEye 360, Akin Gump on “geolocating sources of radio frequencies,” effective Dec. 1 ... ZTE, Akin Gump to give “legal and compliance advice on U.S. law,” respond “to and educate U.S. government officials about ZTE compliance efforts with regard to settlement agreements” with Commerce and Justice departments, effective Nov. 28.