ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss New Cellular Limits.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2001 TOPIC: A MSNBC story reports that on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission voted to phase out limits on how much of the airwaves mobile telephone companies can hold in a single market. The spectrum cap, put in place in 1994 to encourage wireless competition, will be lifted to 55 megahertz in urban areas immediately and will be eliminated by Jan. 1, 2003, the story reports. Cellular companies cited in the story say the move will improve coverage. Industry experts and analysts say the move will likely spark a consolidation in the wireless industry. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. David Sosa David Sosa is Professor of philosophy and Chair of the Department at the University of Texas at Austin specializing in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics. is an economist for Analysis Group in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . He has eight years of experience on wireless telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. issues including business strategy, regulatory treatment, pricing, and rates and is the author of several journal articles and a book chapter on telecommunications policy. He is a frequent public speaker on the economics of telecommunications and wireless services and a chair of the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) is the voluntary bar association for communications attorneys in the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., the FCBA focuses primarily on the regulatory agencies of the Federal Communications Commission and the state public utility . 415/263-2217 Ms. Marta Kindya is an analyst for Dataquest who covers the cellular industry. 203/316-3699; marta.kindya@gartner.com As 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 GiantBear, a leading wireless application service provider, Mr. James Green James Green may refer to:
Dr. Barbara Cherry is associate director of the James H. & Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law The James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law is a research facility at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Part of the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at the College of Communication Arts and and an associate professor in the School of Journalism at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . Dr. Cherry left Ameritech after completing five years as Director of Public Policy Studies at Ameritech. Prior to Ameritech she worked at AT&T for ten years, where, during most of that period, she held the position of Regional Attorney in State Government Affairs. Dr. Cherry has extensive experience in the negotiation, research, and analysis of public policy issues in the telecommunications industry, with particular emphasis on universal service and regulatory policy. 517/432-8003 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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