April 28, 1994

               FCC LAUNCHES FIRST RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
                 TRAINING COURSE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

     The Federal Communications Commission has launched its first
radio spectrum management training course for developing
countries of the globe.  Under the aegis of  the United States
Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), an initiative of
the United States to assist the developing world, the FCC began
its two-week course, "Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector" on
Monday, April 25, 1994.  

     Chairman Reed E. Hundt welcomed twenty-two participants from
the countries of Albania, Brazil, Colombia, Eritrea, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Macau, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation,
St. Lucia, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zambia.  The students
will spend time at the Commission studying such diverse issues as
the Global Information Infrastructure, democratic regulatory laws
and processes, telecommunication technical standards, modern
communications services, satellite and terrestrial coordination
methods, and cable television regulations as are impacted by
usage of the spectrum.

     Highlights of the course include visiting the industry
Advanced (High Definition) Television Test Center in Alexandria,
Virginia; the Commission's license processing center in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; and both the FCC Laboratory and the FCC
Monitoring Station located near Laurel, Maryland.  The course
includes instruction for the participants by the industrial firms
of Motorola and Comsearch.  Guest lecturers from private industry
will supplement the government's course material in areas of
automated licensing and satellite operations.

     The FCC also provides USTTI courses in the area of "Radio
Spectrum Monitoring and Measuring" at its monitoring station at
Laurel, Maryland, as well as "Radio Spectrum Monitoring
Techniques and Procedures" at its monitoring and training
facility in Allegan, Michigan, at different times of the year.






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     Chairman Hundt is a member of the USTTI Board of Directors,
made up of communications leaders from the U.S. private sector
and the federal government who join together to ensure that the
USTTI provides a maximum training opportunity through its
diverse, tuition-free curriculum for women and men who manage the
communications systems throughout the developing world.

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     Field Operations Bureau contact: William Luther at (202)
632-7592