Discovery Communications promotions for national ad sales: Ben Price to executive vice president and Simon Robinson to chief operating officer … iHeartMedia promotes Earl Jones to senior vice president-urban operations; promoted to succeed him as market president-Chicago is Matt Scarano … PCTel hires Carolyn Dolezal, leaving its board to take job, as vice president-strategy and chief marketing officer … Time Warner hires Mari Ghuneim, ex-digital media and brand-marketing consultant, as vice president-digital strategy and development, truTV … Total-Apps, payment processing technology company, hires Wayne Ostrander, ex-Blazonco, as vice president-business development, new position.

FTC hires Francine Lafontaine, taking leave from University of Michigan, as director, Bureau of Economics, succeeding Martin Gaynor, returning to Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College … National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration names NASA’s Stephen Volz to lead NOAA Satellite and Information Service, effective Nov. 2, replacing Mary Kicza, who retired earlier this year … TechNet hires Sue Hothem, ex-Benchmark Strategies, as vice president-membership … Resigning from Unwired Planet is Eric Vetter as president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective Nov. 18.

Comcast promotions: Senior Vice President Charlie Herrin now has that title for customer experience, Comcast Cable, new position; and Enrique Caballero was promoted to senior vice president-human resources, NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content … CEA hires Jamie Boone, ex-office of Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., as director-government affairs, and Michael Hayes, ex-office of Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., as manager-governmental affairs … U.S. Cellular adds to board its executive Steven Campbell, and from TDS, which owns a majority of the carrier, it also adds Peter Sereda, Doug Shuma and Kurt Thaus … Lobbyist registration: Alliance for Community Media, Mike Wassenaar, effective July 1.

TRUSTe hires Josh Harris, ex-Future of Privacy Forum, as director-policy … Center for Democracy & Technology hires Michelle De Mooy, ex-Consumer Action, as deputy director, Consumer Privacy Project … Neustar hires Todd Wilms, ex-SAP, as vice president-digital, and Angela Culver, ex-ACLynn, as vice president-brand … Overture hires Greg Anglum, ex-StrikeIron, which Informatica bought, as chief financial officer … Emma Scott to depart year-end as managing director of Freesat, U.K. subscription-free satellite-TV service, and be succeeded by Alistair Thom, being promoted.

Akamai promotes Doug Tilford to senior vice president and general manager-Europe, Middle East and Africa … Among space-related company companies, Aireon hires Vincent Capezzuto, ex-Federal Aviation Administration, as chief technology officer and vice president-engineering, while Universal Space Network promotes Erik Eliasen to vice president-National Security Space Programs … Accuris Networks, cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity firm that said Wednesday it got $15 million in investments, hires Jeff Brown, ex-Kineto Wireless, as CEO … Motivity Labs, provider of mobile, cloud and big data solutions, hires and adds to board Manish Tyagi, ex-adviser on strategic alliances, as CEO, and names Prabhakar Reddy, also joining board, president, Motivity Solutions.

FCC Office of General Counsel promotes associate general counsels Jennifer Tatel to also be chief of staff and Stephanie Weiner to also be special adviser to the chairman on Internet law and policy … Comptia’s TechAmerica hires as senior advisers Larry Allen, who continues at Allen Federal Business Partners, and William Greenwalt, who remains at American Enterprise Institute … Ad Council hires Lisa Sherman, ex-Viacom’s LogoTV, as president and CEO, succeeding, effective Nov. 3, Peggy Conlon, who’s retiring … Wireless 20/20, wireless broadband consultant, hires Khaled Kamal Al Amayreh, whose past employers include Vtel, as principal consultant … Newly elected to Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers board for 2014-15: Oak Bandy, Vision Corp.; D'Arcy Brown, Rogers Cable; Bill Warga, Liberty Global; Steve Williams, Time Warner Cable; and Derrick Hanson, Cox Communications, for region 9 … Lobbyist registrations: Cox Enterprises, Ryan MacKinnon, effective Aug. 1 … Grain Management, Dickstein Shapiro, effective Aug. 18.

FCC promotes Kalpak Gude to Media Bureau associate chief … Comcast hires Paul Gómez, ex-Walmart, as senior director-government affairs, Telemundo … Morrison & Foerster hires Joseph Palmore, ex-Justice Department and before that FCC, as partner and co-chairman, Appellate and Supreme Court Practice … Ceragon Networks, wireless backhauler, hires Doron Arazi, ex-Amdocs, as executive vice president-chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Aviram Steinhart, leaving company for another opportunity after a transition … Frontier Communications elects Diana Ferguson, Scarlett Investments, to board.

USTelecom hires Lynn Follansbee, leaving FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Policy Division, as vice president-law and policy … Cox Communications moves Senior Vice President-Northeast John Wolfe to that job in southwest region, succeeding Steve Rizley, retiring.

FCC promotes Travis LeBlanc to Enforcement Bureau chief … Frontier Communications promotions: Eric Barie to senior vice president and general manager, Illinois operations, succeeding Michael Flynn, named president, newly formed Mid-Atlantic region, succeeding Ken Arndt, named president of the new East region (see separate report above in this issue) … TVB hires Brian Allers, ex-Meredith Corp., as vice president-local division … Gannett promotes Kari Jacobs to general manager, WVEC Hampton, Virginia, succeeding Brad Ramsey, promoted to vice president-sales, Gannett Broadcasting … Covata, data security company, brings back director Trent Telford as CEO, names ex-interim CEO and current director Chuck Archer executive chairman … Netbiscuits, mobile analytics and device detection firm, promotes Daniel Weisbeck to CEO and adds him to board, succeeding Michael Neidhoefer, named non-executive chairman; he will pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities.

Google picks Dennis Kish, ex-Qualcomm, to run Google Fiber, replacing Milo Medin, who still advises on that initiative and remains Google vice president-access services … Mediacom promotes Joseph Commisso to group vice president-corporate finance … Changes on C-SPAN board: Director Jerry Kent, Suddenlink Communications, joins executive committee; board adds Brian Sweeney, Cablevision, replacing that company’s James Dolan; Amy Tykeson leaves board and executive committee, after selling BendBroadband to TDS (CD Sept 3 p17) … Corporation for Public Broadcasting board elects Elizabeth Sembler, recently confirmed by Senate for second CPB term (CD Sept 15 p14), chairwoman, and Lori Gilbert, KENV Elko, Nevada, vice chairwoman … Lobbyist registrations: InterDigital, wireless firm, King & Spalding, effective Aug. 1 … Lyft, Gephardt Group Government Affairs, effective Sept. 1.