Barnett Jackson

Barnett Jackson (Engr ’75 CM) has retired after 37 years with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. At the FCC, he was responsible for developing regulations and technical policy governing radio station and operator licensing in the private land mobile, amateur, commercial operator, broadcast and wireless radio services. He most recently served as the senior engineering advisor in the mobility division of the wireless telecommunications bureau. In 1992, Mr. Jackson derived a mathematical formula to set the administrative coverage areas of all cellular telephone systems in the U.S., resolving boundary disputes between adjacent systems. In retirement, he plans to spend more time with his family and pursue his hobbies.