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                                               Released: March 20, 2001
  
  
  
            FCC ANNOUNCES ITTI-INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
              "Doing Business in Indian Country"
  
  
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in conjunction with the American Indian
  Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
  -- and with program support from the National Indian Telecommunications Institute (NITI) --
  announces the ITTI   Industry Conference to be held June 3   5, 2001 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  
  The target audience for this conference on "Doing Business in Indian Country" includes
  business leaders in the areas of marketing, finance, sales and business development in the
  telecommunications and utility industries. Speakers at the conference will include tribal
  government leaders, tribal elders and tribal college professors.  Topics to be covered include
  tribal priorities and business opportunities in telecommunications, how to work with tribal
  governments, tribal sovereignty issues, and community protocols and concerns as they relate
  to building telecommunications and utility infrastructure and markets.
    
  The FCC welcomes your interest for this very valuable seminar for telecom business leaders.
  For additional information regarding this event, please call (888) CALL FCC (888)225-5322,
  and select option 2 after the recorded message; (717) 338-2888; or email the FCC at
  ITTI2001@fcc.gov.
  
  For more information on this initiative and other matters concerning telecommunications
  services for Indian Country, please visit our website: www.fcc.gov/indians.