WASHINGTON, D.C. — FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has appointed an electrical engineer to lead the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology, which maintains the U.S. table of frequency allocation, manages spectrum policy for unlicensed devices, oversees the FCC’s experimental licensing program and equipment authorization program, and conducts engineering and technical studies, on an acting basis.
Ira Keltz will serve as Acting Chief Engineer. He began working on spectrum policy issues at the FCC in 1994 and most recently served as Deputy Chief of OET. He has also held management positions in OET’s Policy and Rules Division and Electromagnetic Compatibility Division and worked for the agency’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau – then the Private Radio Bureau.
The Office of Engineering and Technology provides leadership on U.S. spectrum policy issues and strives to create new opportunities for competitive technologies and services to benefit the American public.
