September 23, 1994


CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT ADDRESSES PCIA  CONVENTION
REAFF             IRMS COMMITMENT TO COMPETITION IN PCS

 Speaking via satellite from Tokyo, where it was 1:00 a.m., FCC Chairman Reed E. Hundt
told attendees at the Personal Communications Industry Association Convention in Seattle,
WA, that their industry  has been a success story all around: growth of mobile
communications worldwide, increased competition, decreased equipment and services prices
and the introduction of new products and technologies.

"Whatever vision each of us might personally have of the variety and benefits of . . . [PCS ].
. . , the real point is that we hope that all of these communication devices that are part of  the 
information highway will help all Americans craft their own way of living with a  degree of
flexibility and a greater degree of productivity."

"The principles that guide the Commission on PCS are the same as those that guide us on
broadcast, telephones, cable and satellite.  The fundamental policy is competition.  We also
believe that there are three principles that should guide our pro-competitive policy: choice,
fairness and opportunity." 

Chairman Hundt stressed the win-win-win nature of the PCS auctions.  "Consumers win
because a competitive marketplace will mean lower prices and better service.  Industry wins
because licenses are going to be awarded more quickly to those who are most likely to invest
in and provide these new services. And taxpayers win because auction revenues go directly to
the U.S. Treasury."

He also mentioned other things the Commission is doing to help launch these new services,
including creating a new bureau devoted exclusively to wireless telecommunications,
expanding the responsibilities of the Office of Small Business Activities to help increase
opportunities for small, minority and women-owned businesses, and streamlining the licensing
process, including in the not too distant future, electronic filing. 

Chairman Hundt closed by noting, "In creating PCS, the FCC and the industry worked in
partnership, and in so doing, set a model for a new relationship.  We hope that is only the
first step.  We look forward to continuing with this new forum for discussion and
decisonmaking for this and other services."

                                                       - FCC -








     September 23, 1994


CHAIRMAN REED E. HUNDT ADDRESSES PCIA  CONVENTION
REAFF             IRMS COMMITMENT TO COMPETITION IN PCS

 Speaking via satellite from Tokyo, where it was 1:00 a.m., FCC Chairman Reed E. Hundt
told attendees at the Personal Communications Industry Association Convention in Seattle,
WA, that their industry  has been a success story all around: growth of mobile
communications worldwide, increased competition, decreased equipment and services prices
and the introduction of new products and technologies.

"Whatever vision each of us might personally have of the variety and benefits of . . . [PCS ].
. . , the real point is that we hope that all of these communication devices that are part of  the 
information highway will help all Americans craft their own way of living with a  degree of
flexibility and a greater degree of productivity."

"The principles that guide the Commission on PCS are the same as those that guide us on
broadcast, telephones, cable and satellite.  The fundamental policy is competition.  We also
believe that there are three principles that should guide our pro-competitive policy: choice,
fairness and opportunity." 

Chairman Hundt stressed the win-win-win nature of the PCS auctions.  "Consumers win
because a competitive marketplace will mean lower prices and better service.  Industry wins
because licenses are going to be awarded more quickly to those who are most likely to invest
in and provide these new services. And taxpayers win because auction revenues go directly to
the U.S. Treasury."

He also mentioned other things the Commission is doing to help launch these new services,
including creating a new bureau devoted exclusively to wireless telecommunications,
expanding the responsibilities of the Office of Small Business Activities to help increase
opportunities for small, minority and women-owned businesses, and streamlining the licensing
process, including in the not too distant future, electronic filing. 

Chairman Hundt closed by noting, "In creating PCS, the FCC and the industry worked in
partnership, and in so doing, set a model for a new relationship.  We hope that is only the
first step.  We look forward to continuing with this new forum for discussion and
decisonmaking for this and other services."

                                                       - FCC -