FCC Announces Participants for Forum on Opportunities for New Unlicensed Wireless Technologies, 2/16/00

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Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20554 News media information 202 / 418-0500
Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
TTY: 202/418-2555

January 25, 2000

FCC ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR FORUM ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW UNLICENSED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

In a Public Notice dated November 16, 1999, the FCC announced that it would sponsor a forum on "Opportunities for New Wireless Technologies," to be co- hosted by the FCC's Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET). The forum, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room on February 16, 2000, will be open to the public. No registration is required.
Speakers from the FCC will include Mr. Dale Hatfield, Chief, OET; Mr. Francisco Montero, Director, OCBO; Mr. David Farber, the FCC's Chief Technologist; and several staff members.
Each presenter will limit its discussion and demonstration to 15 minutes. The focus will be on unlicensed spectrum use and related business opportunities only, including wireless Internet access, wireless LANs, and ultrawideband. Presentations will focus on the product or service offered and not on policy issues or potential changes in the Commission's Rules.
Entities invited to participate as presenters are:
Young Design, Inc. (Falls Church, VA)
Clearwire Technologies, Inc. (Arlington, TX and Buffalo, NY)
Wireless, Inc. (Barrington, IL)
Proxim, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Spectralink (Boulder, CO)
Western Multiplex (Sunnyvale, CA)
The Ultrawideband Coalition
Time Domain, Inc. (Huntsville, AL)
Xtreme Spectrum, Inc. (Greenbelt, MD)
Other entities which applied to participate may be asked to offer materials and answer questions informally, if they choose.
For further information, contact: OCBO: Maura McGowan at FCC, 445 12th Street S.W., Room 7-C360, Washington, D.C. 20554 (Tel. 202-418-0987, fax 202-418-0235; mmcgowan@fcc.gov) or OET: Dr. Lynn L. Remly, FCC, 445 12th Street S.W., Room 7- C115, Washington, D.C. 20554 (Tel. 202-418-2930, fax 202-418-1944; lremly@fcc.gov). (TTY 202-418-2989)

	PUBLIC NOTICE
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555

	January 25, 2000
	FCC ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR FORUM ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW UNLICENSED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
	In a Public Notice dated November 16, 1999, the FCC announced that it would sponsor a forum on "Opportunities for New Wireless Technologies," to be co- hosted by the FCC's Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET). The forum, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room on February 16, 2000, will be open to the public. No registration is required. Speakers from the FCC will include Mr. Dale Hatfield, Chief, OET; Mr. Francisco Montero, Director, OCBO; Mr. David Farber, the FCC's Chief Technologist; and several staff members. Each presenter will limit its discussion and demonstration to 15 minutes. The focus will be on unlicensed spectrum use and related business opportunities only, including wireless Internet access, wireless LANs, and ultrawideband. Presentations will focus on the product or service offered and not on policy issues or potential changes in the Commission's Rules. Entities invited to participate as presenters are: Young Design, Inc. (Falls Church, VA) Clearwire Technologies, Inc. (Arlington, TX and Buffalo, NY) Wireless, Inc. (Barrington, IL) Proxim, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) Spectralink (Boulder, CO) Western Multiplex (Sunnyvale, CA) The Ultrawideband Coalition Time Domain, Inc. (Huntsville, AL) Xtreme Spectrum, Inc. (Greenbelt, MD) Other entities which applied to participate may be asked to offer materials and answer questions informally, if they choose. For further information, contact: OCBO: Maura McGowan at FCC, 445 12th Street S.W., Room 7-C360, Washington, D.C. 20554 (Tel. 202-418-0987, fax 202-418-0235; mmcgowan@fcc.gov) or OET: Dr. Lynn L. Remly, FCC, 445 12th Street S.W., Room 7- C115, Washington, D.C. 20554 (Tel. 202-418-2930, fax 202-418-1944; lremly@fcc.gov). (TTY 202-418-2989)