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Bill Lane is the Chief Engineer of the Commission’s Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. In this role, he serves
as the senior advisor to the Bureau Chief and Deputy Bureau Chiefs
on all engineering and technical matters relating to the roles
and missions of the Bureau.
He holds a PhD from the Georgia Institute of
Technology, an MBA from Long Island University, and a
BS from the US Military Academy. He is also a graduate of
the US Army War College, a Senior Member of the Institute for
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a Registered
Professional Engineer in Virginia.
Prior to joining the FCC in 2000, he completed a career as a US Army Signal Corps Officer culminating with the rank of Colonel. Before his current position, Dr. Lane held several FCC
positions: Associate Chief of the Policy and Rules Division in
the Office of Engineering and Technology, Senior Engineer in
the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, and Chief
Technologist in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.