President-elect Barack Obama's transition team Wednesday announced 19 people to help oversee the effort. Several are some familiar names from the tech and telecom arena.

▪ Don Gips, former chief domestic policy adviser to Al Gore during his vice presidency and former FCC international bureau chief.
▪ Reed Hundt, former FCC chairman 1993-1997, is responsible for the international trade and economics agencies.
▪ Tom Wheeler, former CEO for the National Cable Television Association and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, is responsible for the science, technology, space and arts agencies.
▪ Louisa Terrell, Yahoo's recently hired DC policy shop senior director, was formerly deputy chief of staff for Vice President-elect Joseph Biden.
▪ Jon Wilkins, former FCC staffer; partner at McKinsey & Company