NEWS                                                   August 17, 1995

                             FCC CHAIRMAN HUNDT ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY
WIRELESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

     FCC Chairman Reed Hundt today announced the formation of a Public Safety
Wireless Advisory Committee "to ensure that public safety is part of the modern
communications revolution."  

     In an address, prepared for delivery, at the Annual Conference of the Association of
Public Safety Communications Officers (APCO) at the Westin Hotel in Detroit, MI,
Chairman Hundt said the Advisory Committee, to be administered by the FCC and NTIA,
has four goals:

     þ To obtain sufficient spectrum for public safety to meet all its communication needs      
        at the quality standards it demands.

     þ To create an environment that promotes interoperability, emerging              
        technologies, and efficiency where technology can meet requirements instead of    
        limiting them.

     þ The competition for spectrum be turned to public safety's advantage in providing   
        opportunity to purchase new equipment and financing the transition to the new     
        environment.

     þ The structure evolves to one managed by the users, and not in Washington.

     Hundt told APCO that in this world of technological progress, "...we must look ahead
to see whether the lives of each American at their workplace and their home is enriched by
this progress.  Not only should citizens have the opportunity to get more cable channels or
movies on demand, but they should also be recipients of the innovations and progress in the
public safety arena," he said.

     In his speech, Hundt said that "each of you, as members of APCO, represent the high
value of serving and meeting the public's trust.  When the public thinks of government, it is
the work of the public safety agencies that first comes to mind.  It is where the public turns
when they are most in need."  He said, "The efforts of APCO, the public safety agencies and
the commitment of each of you fulfilling daily duties, combine the great opportunities of both
communications and public service."
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