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October 5, 2000					Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511

CHAIRMAN KENNARD TELLS PRIVATE WIRELESS INDUSTRY GROUP 
SPECTRUM SCARCITY WILL BE GREATEST CHALLENGE
Chairman Receives Group’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry


	Washington, DC – William E. Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC), told an industry group that “ As the Internet migrates from the 
personal computer into web-enabled wireless devices, spectrum scarcity has emerged 
as a major ‘gating factor’ in the New Economy.”  He said this in an address delivered at 
the opening session of the Industrial Telecommunications Association’s Private 
Wireless Spectrum Management Conference and Exposition in Washington, DC.

	The Association presented Chairman Kennard with its ITA/Radio Resource 
Magazine Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Private Wireless Industry.  
Chairman Kennard was selected for the award because of his leadership in expanding 
access to critically needed spectrum for the private wireless industry, particularly 
through the creation of Guard Band Managers and the proposal of the Land Mobile 
Communication Service.

	In accepting the award, Chairman Kennard challenged the industry to continue to 
build on the successes of the past and fine more creative, innovative ways to manage 
the spectrum resource more efficiently; to ensure that America remains on the cutting 
edge of wireless technology and spectrum management; and to ensure that the private 
wireless industry continues to drive economic growth for America and the world.

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