The Battle Over Spectrum: 3G and the Wireless Internet
September 8, 2000

Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senator Bill Frist lead a panel discussion with three experts on spectrum management.
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Featured Speakers:
Gregory Rohde, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications -- advisor to the President on communications issues, he is an expert on spectrum management and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Irwin Jacobs, Chairman & CEO of QUALCOMM, Inc. -- founder of the innovative wireless technology company that has pioneered the leading U.S. standards for high-speed wireless voice and data services.
John Stanton, Chairman & CEO of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. -- co-founder of McCaw Cellular and now CEO of VoiceStream, the leading American purveyor of GSM-based (European Union standard) wireless communications services.
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