Clearnet announce executive appointment; Appointment of V.P. Engineering rounds out executive team.PICKERING, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 1995--George Cope, President and Chief Executive Officer of Clearnet Communications Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , ME:NET.A, NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CLNTF) today announced the appointment of Eros L. Spadotto to the newly established position of Vice President, Engineering and Network Services. Prior to joining Clearnet, Mr. Spadotto held a series of progressively senior positions with the BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Mobile organization over a period of almost nine years. Most recently, Mr. Spadotto was Director, Services Planning & Development of Bell Mobility. In this capacity, Mr. Spadotto directed the planning and development of future wireless services for Bell Mobility. Notably, this included playing an important role in the development of 2.0 GHz PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. strategy and future services as well as contributing to the development of Bell Mobility's wireless data strategy. Prior to holding this strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. position, Mr. Spadotto was Bell Mobility Cellular's Director, Technology Development. In this position, Mr. Spadotto was responsible for directing the technical and financial evaluation, design and development, selection and standardization of cellular RF, switching and product system technologies. This involved responsibility for a significant capital and R&D budget as well as direction of the design and introduction of TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). digital cellular technology. Earlier in his career with BCE Mobile, Mr. Spadotto was Manager, Systems & Product Engineering and Manager, Network Provisioning. Mr. Spadotto began his professional career as an engineer with Northern Telecom. Mr. Spadotto holds a Bachelor of Applied Science A Bachelor of Applied Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course of study that generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom and Australia, and four to five years in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. , Electrical Engineering from the University of Windsor History In 2003, the university marked its 40th anniversary. Its history dates back to the founding of Assumption College in 1857. Originally, Assumption was one the largest colleges associated with the University of Western Ontario. . Mr. Spadotto is currently a candidate for an executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. . Mr. Robert C. Simmonds, Clearnet's Chairman and Vice President Regulatory / Technology commented that he was "very pleased that Clearnet has attracted another talented Canadian wireless executive to join our team. For Eros to leave a promising career with a very successful Canadian cellular company to join Clearnet's team represents a clear vote of confidence in Clearnet's strategy and future prospects. Eros provides Clearnet with a valuable set of attributes. He is an experienced cellular engineer whose technical capabilities are matched by hands-on business experience in both cellular operating management and wireless strategic planning. Eros has an in depth knowledge of various wireless and wireline technologies, including both existing digital cellular standards as well as the various new emerging PCS digital technology alternatives. Eros will provide an important role in both the construction and management of Clearnet's 800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. digital mobile network and will be a key contributor to the development and execution of a successful future 2.0 GHz PCS business plan for Clearnet". George Cope, Clearnet's President and Chief Executive Officer said "Eros is a good fit with Clearnet's culture. He brings a high energy level to the task of managing Clearnet's significant capital program for building out Canada's third major wireless network. The appointment of Eros represents the last in a series of officer appointments for Clearnet in the past six months. I am proud of the quality and depth of the senior management team we have assembled. I believe they are second to none. All of Clearnet's officers are experienced in the Canadian wireless industry and bring backgrounds of being important contributors to successful organizations. We look forward to the challenges ahead". Clearnet recently commenced building-out Canada's first fully integrated digital wireless network. Clearnet intends to complete full digital coverage of the Windsor through Quebec City corridor by the first quarter 1996, and to follow that up with coverage in Vancouver and lower mainland British Columbia and the Edmonton to Calgary, Alberta corridor. Clearnet also recently announced its intention to apply for a 2 GHz PCS license. Clearnet is a Canadian controlled company. CONTACT: Clearnet Communications Inc., Robert McFarlane, 905/831-6222 KEYWORDS: REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. 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