PCIA Washington Bulletin articles from October 1999

PCIA Washington Bulletin archives from October 1999

Leonsis Bullish on Wireless.
October 4, 1999... After telling PCS '99 attendees that "today people are looking at the Internet as part and parcel of how they live," Ted Leonsis, president of AOL's interactive properties group, called wireless "the sleeping giant of the Internet" and said he...

Wireless: the 'Great Growth Story'.
October 4, 1999... Declaring that the wireless industry will be the "great growth story of the 21st century," Bell Atlantic president and CEO Larry Babbio Jr. told the PCS '99 Day 2 SuperSession audience that the recently announced merger of Bell Atlantic's...

Ebbers' Elements to Success.
October 4, 1999... With little shortage of either demand or technology, the winning companies in tomorrow's communications environment will understand, and foresee, their customers' needs; will provide real solutions for customers; and will assemble talented...

Ebbers Welcomes PCIA.
October 4, 1999... During PCS '99's Day Three SuperSession, MCI WoridGom President and CEO Bernard Ebbers welcomed PCIA into the Competitive Broadband Coalition, of which his company also is a member. Leaders of the competitive telecommunications industry...

Wireless Voice.
October 4, 1999... Industry experts gathered at PCS '99 Sept. 21 to discuss the state of the wireless voice industry. Topics varied from wireless/data convergence to the health of analog. Ed Reynolds, president of BellSouth Mobility DCS and American Cellular...

Paging and Messaging.
October 4, 1999... By its very nature, the paging and messaging industry is well positioned to fit into the emerging convergence environment, industry experts told PCS '99 attendees Sept. 21 at a conference session on the state of the paging and messaging...

Fixed Broadband.
October 4, 1999... Industry experts outlining the state of the fixed broadband industry at PCS '99 advised attendees to recognize that a revolution is taking place in the marketplace for broadband services. However, without the necessary access to buildings, new...

Infrastructure.
October 4, 1999... Top executives from leading tower management companies detailed the strategic approach each of their companies have taken to profit from the exploding marketplace for multi-user antenna facilities at the PCS '99 Wireless Infrastructure - State...

Experts Debate Numbering.
October 4, 1999... The shortage of numbers and the resulting need to open new area codes throughout much of the United States has caused many states to view the situation as a "number crises." That was the topic of discussion at the PCS '99 conference session,...

CPP an FCC Priority.
October 4, 1999... Jim Schlichting, deputy chief of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, told PCS '99 attendees that the calling party pays (CPP) docket is a "priority proceeding" for the staff and commissioners, and the goal is to have something decided...

Commissioners Panel.
October 4, 1999... PCTA President Jay Kitchen and three FCC commissioners, Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Susan Ness and Michael Powell, discussed a variety of industry topics at a commissioners roundtable Sept. 22 at PCS '99. Kitchen asked the commissioners about...

WTB Chief Sugrue.
October 4, 1999... Thomas Sugrue, chief of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), and Mary McDermott, PCIA senior vice president and government relations chief of staff, discussed regulatory matters and the commission's agenda at PCS '99 Sept. 23....

8th Floor Advisers Panel.
October 4, 1999... Dan Phythyon, former chief of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), moderated the Meet the 8th Floor Advisers panel at PCS '99 Sept. 23. The FCC 8th floor advisers included Ari Fitzgerald, adviser to Chairman William Kennard;...

PCIA/Yankee Group Study.
October 4, 1999... The usage of wireless technology by Americans is on the rise: one out of every two U.S. households today uses a wireless device, and more than 38 percent of Americans carry a wireless phone or pager. These are the latest findings of the...

Reflections from PCS '99.
October 4, 1999... The timing of this column compels me to reflect on the recent PCS '99 show in New Orleans. Most people attending the show tend to spend the majority of their time weaving through the hundreds of exhibits on the show floor, learning about the...

IMT-2000.
October 18, 1999... PCIA and 11 other telecommunications industry representatives recently sent a position paper to the FCC, the State Department and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expressing concern that the U.S. government's...

Y2K.
October 18, 1999... Citing the Y2K problem as "one of the country's most pressing technical concerns," the FCC adopted a policy that will take into consideration industry requests for waivers, stays and extensions of regulatory requirements that may impede Y2K...

CPP.
October 18, 1999... PCIA urged the FCC to deny a petition for reconsideration submitted by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regarding the FCC's declaratory ruling on calling party pays (CPP). In its petition, PUCO asserted that states share...

WIRELESS TAXES.
October 18, 1999... PCIA on Oct. 12 filed further comments with the FCC in its competitive networks proceeding. In addition, PCIA re-submitted its white paper, "Unintended Consequences: Public Policy and Wireless Competition," that the association originally filed...

NUMBERING.
October 18, 1999... PCIA continues to oppose individual requests by states to implement their own customized numbering conservation methods, as these fragmented approaches belie the FCC's goal of establishing a national number administration and conservation...

E911.
October 18, 1999... On Oct. 6, the FCC released an order revising E911 rules and tightening Phase II accuracy requirements. The rules concentrated on providing emergency personnel with information on the location of wireless customers who dialed 911. The...

PCIA Provides Liaison Service to Help Members Succeed Globally.
October 18, 1999... For more than a year, PCIA has been working with the U.S. Commerce Department's Trade Compliance Center (TCC) to assure that its members have the opportunity to compete and export aboard without facing undue market-access barriers. A number of...

MERGER APPROVAL.
October 18, 1999... In early October, the FCC approved the applications to transfer control of licenses from Ameritech Corp. to SBC Communications Inc., subject to 30 competition-enhancing conditions. According to the FCC, the conditions are designed to...

800 MHz.
October 18, 1999... The FCC recently released its memorandum opinion and order on reconsideration regarding the licensing of 800 MHz specialized mobile radio. In its ruling, the FCC decided to base operating contours on maximum effective radiated power (ERP)....

LAND MOBILE AUCTIONS.
October 18, 1999... On Sept. 30, PCIA filed reply comments with the FCC regarding the commission's rulemaking proceeding that proposes to auction private spectrum. In its filing, PCIA stated, "It is abundantly clear that this spectrum is not suitable for auction...