ADC Chairman and CEO Rick Roscitt to Present Keynote at Yankee Group's Telecom Industry Forum.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2002 Attendees at the Yankee Group's Telecom Industry Forum are invited to hear Rick Roscitt, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ), present the keynote address on the state of innovation in the telecommunications industry. Roscitt will deliver his presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the Washington DC Hilton Hotel. The Yankee Group's Telecom Industry Forum 2002 will convene a select group of senior telecommunications executives, corporate customers and telecom policymakers. These industry leaders will explore the current state of the industry, potential future outcomes, strategies for creating competitive advantage, and the convergence of forces necessary to move the industry back to a position of growth and profitability. This conference will explore the five most important issues communications service providers face in the post recession economy -- deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. , globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , access to capital, new technology, and competition. The program lineup will be supported by Dick Wiley, former FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Chairman, who will serve as Co-Chair of the forum. Other confirmed speakers include: -- Bill Esrey, Chairman and CEO, Sprint Corporation -- Ivan Seidenberg, President and CEO, Verizon Communications -- Frank Ianna, President, AT&T Network Services, AT&T -- Bill O'Shea, President Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies -- Kathleen Abernathy, Commissioner, FCC -- David Dorman, President, AT&T For more information about the conference, visit www.yankeegroup.com/public/events/conferences/TelecomForum/main.jsp. For more information about ADC, visit www.adc.com. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of network equipment, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into nearly 100 countries and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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