March 17, 1994

                                    
                    FCC ANNOUNCES NEW PCS TASK FORCE

     Chairman Reed Hundt today announced the creation of an intra-agency task force to
coordinate the Commission's consideration and adoption of Personal Communications
Services (PCS) policies and rules.

      The task force, headed by Private Radio Bureau Chief Ralph Haller, will provide a
focal point for all of the PCS issues currently before the Commission.  The task force will be
responsible for assuring consistency between policies and rules for narrow-band and wide-
band PCS and the recently adopted competitive bidding procedures, by working with all of
the Bureaus and Offices involved in these issues.  In addition to Haller, other task force
members include Tom Stanley, Chief Engineer, Robert Pepper, Chief, Office of Plans and
Policy, Donald Gips, Deputy Chief, Office of Plans and Policy, and Michael Katz, Chief
Economist.

     "This group of individuals has a range of experience and knowledge that should be
brought to bear on these issues," Chairman Hundt said today.  "The formulation of policies
with regard to PCS is one of the most important challenges facing the Commission today. 
The new services that can be developed with this technology have the potential to both
enhance economic growth and increase access to telecommunications services for Americans. 
I am confident that under the leadership of Ralph Haller, the PCS task force will lead the
Commission in the timely development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for PCS."

     Organizations or individuals having an interest in these matters are encouraged to
make presentations to the task force.  Appointments should be made through Gail Brown at
(202) 632-6940.

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News media contact:  Susan Lewis Sallet at (202) 632-5050.
Task force contact:  Ralph Haller at (202) 632-6940 or Robert Pepper at (202) 653-5940.