Telecom Symposium: Biography of Jill Canfield

Jill Canfield

Jill Canfield is Senior Regulatory Counsel in the Legal and Industry Department of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. Ms. Canfield prepares many of NTCA's pleadings for submission to the FCC, federal courts and other agencies in an effort to obtain decisions that enhance NTCA member viability, opportunities to compete in the market place, and access to multiple technologies. Ms. Canfield also provides expert assistance addressing member issues involving legal, regulatory and industry matters.

Before joining NTCA in 1998, Ms. Canfield was an associate at a Washington, D.C. law firm, where she represented and provided legal guidance to wireless, wireline, and broadcast clients.

Ms. Canfield holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. She is a member of the New York State and District of Columbia bars and is certified for corporate practice in Virginia. She is also a member of the Federal Communications and American Bar Associations.