Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Top Lobbyists Picks For September 03 ( The Players List)

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Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 11:22:05 -0400

Top Lobbyists Picks For September 03 ( The Players List)

Oct 01, 2003

Lobbying on behalf of specific business interests isn't exactly a day at the
beach.  But lobbying on behalf of public interest issues is a never-ending battle
exacerbated by dynamics that are constantly changing. It's really tough work, to
say the least. Sitting atop TPR's lobbyists picks for September is Jessica Zufolo,
a true champion for the public and public interest issues.

Name: Jessica Zufolo
Affiliation:  Nat'l Assn. of Regulatory
Significance:  Utly Comms (NARUC) 1101
Vermont, NW Washington,
DC 20005
After barely five years as NARUC's
voice on Capitol Hill, she has already
scored an impressive string of public
interest victories, thus making
NARUC a force to be reckoned with.
Her most recent lobbing win came
when Congress rejected attempts by
the cellular industry (championed by
Sen. Ted Stevens, the powerful
chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Commttee) to buffer
wireless carriers from the FCC's rules
governing local number portability.

Stuart Spencer
Stanton Park Group, 1776 I St
NW Washington, DC 20003
Before becoming one of the founding
partners at the firm, he served as staff
director for the House Rules
subcommittee on legislative process,
and was chief of staff for Rep. Louise
Slaughter (D-NY). These days he is a
tireless advocate on behalf of AT&T,
Covad Communications and other
major palyers in the competitive local
exchange carrier (CLEC) space.

Douglas Brandon
AT&T Wireless 1150 Conn.
Ave. NW Washington, DC
20036
Described by collegues as "a man of
substance," he advocates exclusively
on issues important to AT&T
Wireless, the largest independent
wireless company in the nation. His
lobbying agenda this year has
included local number protability,
wireless eligibility for Universal
Service Fund participation, specrum
policy, homeland security and
network relaibility.

Gregory Rhode
BellSouth 1133 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
The former head of the National
Telecommunications & Information
Administration (NTIA), and a former
senior-level Senate staffer, he now
serves as BellSouth's main man on
Capitol Hill. With issues related to
universal service currently on his
radar screen, he has become a key
player who is leading the charge for
legislation that would widen the
USF's funding pool.

Christopher
McClean
BellSouth 1133 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Another one of BellSouth's most
effective voices on Capitol Hill, he is
a former head of the USDA's Rural
Utility Service, and as such, an expert
on universal service. Between Rhode
and McClean, BellSouth may well
have the best lobbying team in
Washington when it comes to
universal service in rural America.

W. James Jonas
III
Loeffler Jonas & Tuggey
1801 K St. NW Washington,
DC 20006
A man on the go, he splits his time
between his Washington, DC, office
and the firm's headquarters in San
Antonio. He is an ardent champion
for causes close to the hearts of
executives at SBC Communications,
and is considered one of the best
lobbyists in Texas. His record of wins
for SBC clearly substantiates that
reputation.

Paige Cassidy
AT&T 1120 20th St
Washington, DC 20036
This native of Lexington, Ky., she is
one of the smartest, best connected
lobbyists on Capitol Hill. Her current
efforts are directed at issues that
include wholesale pricing for
unbundled network elements,
broadband, universal service and
interexchange access fees.

John
Windhausen
Assn. for Local Telecom
Services (ALTS) 888 17th
Street, NW Washington, DC
20006

A former senior staffer and telecom
policy advisor to Sen. Ernest Hollings
(D-S.C.), he is now president of one
of the most active and vocal trade
associations in the telecom arena. An
outpsoken proponent of competition
in the local exchange arena, he is
considered by many to be one of the
brightest, most articulate people in
the industry.

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