Delta Three Names Dr. Peter Cowhey to Advisory Board
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1998--
Former Chief of FCC's International Bureau to Advise Company
Delta Three, (a subsidiary of RSL Communications Ltd., NASDAQ:RSLCF), the world's leading provider of international Internet Telephony services announced yesterday that Dr. Peter Cowhey, former International Bureau Chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has joined its Advisory Board.
The company said that Dr. Cowhey will advise Delta Three on regulatory issues and aid the company in creating global alliances and partnerships.
In announcing the appointment, Elie Wurtman, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Three, said, "Dr. Cowhey has a profound understanding of the telecommunications regulatory environment and has past experience representing the Commission in meetings with regulators and communications ministries." Wurtman added, "Having an advisor with Dr. Cowhey's vision of the industry will be invaluable in reaching Delta Three's goal to build out the world's largest international Internet telephony network. The fact that he chose the association with Delta Three, among the numerous companies courting him, validates our vision."
As Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's International Bureau, Dr. Cowhey was responsible for international communications policy and licensing. He managed the Bureau's long-range planning activities and shaped the policies that fundamentally changed the Commission's rules governing competition in international telecommunications. Dr. Cowhey acted as a key member of the team which negotiated the World Trade Organization agreement on basic telecommunications services. He is the author of six books and numerous articles on telecommunications and public policy.
Before joining as an advisor to Delta Three, Dr. Cowhey acted as a consultant to the United Nations, AT&T, Pacific Telesis, A.T. Kearney and various Bell Operating Companies. Currently, he is Senior Policy Advisor for the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis and a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations at the University of California, San Diego.
Delta Three generates millions of minutes of voice traffic each month by providing Phone-to-Phone offerings such as calling cards, PC-to-Phone, and other enhanced services such as Fax-to-Fax, that use Internet Protocols (IP) to service a growing number of multi-media oriented consumers around the world. With over 18 Points of Presence, Delta Three manages the world's largest IP network dedicated to voice traffic. Parent company RSL Communications, Ltd., fills the gaps where the fiber optic dependent Internet does not yet reach, with its traditional circuit switched telephone network. Together, Delta Three and RSL Communications provide seamless, efficient and inexpensive telecommunications for a population that wishes to communicate more, pay less, and benefit from the latest technology. |
