June 3, 1994
                                    
       CHAIRMAN HUNDT CALLS FOR MORE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
           IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN SPEECH AT AWRT CONVENTION;
                  PREDICTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN FUTURE

     Addressing the 1994 Convention of American Women in Radio and Television in
Minneapolis, MN, Chairman Reed Hundt predicted that, with the arrival of new
telecommunications services, particularly PCS, there will be many new opportunities for
women, both in both in ownership and management. 

     He noted, "Analysts estimate that competition in the wireless industry could generate
100 million subscribers within 10 years; that's 84 million more customers than now subscribe
to cellular service."  Chairman Hundt pointed out that the legislation permitting the FCC to
auction the radio spectrum for services such as PCS "asked us to ensure that small businesses,
women and minorities have an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this exciting new
technology -- owning systems, selling the services, building the systems, doing the marketing,
and handling the repairs."

     He observed that women already in the radio and television industry have an
opportunity to be particularly influential since 87 percent of all Americans get their news
from radio and TV.  He emphasized that these women have the ability to inform Americans
about the information superhighway and help ensure that everybody has access to it.

     However, Chairman Hundt said, "You can tell people  that 45 million Americans work
and play every day in buildings largely cut off from the modern information age.  These are
our children in schools, kindergarten through grade 12.  In only half of the classrooms are
there computers and in only four percent of the classrooms are the computers connected to
telephone lines.  Thus, only one out of 25 classrooms has the opportunity to connect to the
communications revolution."

     He noted that there are difficult issues to be resolved to bring the information age to
every classroom, "But if we all agree to ensure opportunity for all Americans, especially our
children, these issues can be resolved."

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