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Tuesday July 13, 7:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release WaveRider VP Elected to the Wireless Communications Association International Board TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1999--WaveRider Communications Inc. (OTC BB:WAVC - news; FSE:WVR.), a leading global provider of wireless Internet products, has announced that Charles Brown, WaveRider's vice president, Marketing, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI). ''Charles' appointment gives us an opportunity to contribute to wireless broadband technology issues and to participate in discussions, high-profile speaking opportunities and forums with other major industry players,'' says WaveRider's president/CEO Bruce Sinclair. ''The appointment recognizes Charles' contributions and expertise in the wireless industry.'' The WCAI is a leading industry association focused on government relations and technology standards that are critical to the success of broadband wireless services. Its mission is to advance the interests of the wireless systems that provide video, data and voice services on a subscription basis through land-based towers to fixed reception/transmit devices in all spectrum bands. The Association has successfully won vital long-term protections for the industry on safety regulations and model building code provisions on installations. The WCAI has 240 members, with 20 per cent based outside the US. Aside from WaveRider, other members include BellSouth Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Ericsson Inc., Newbridge Networks Corporation, ADC Telecommunications and Nortel Networks. Charles Brown photo available upon request or downloadable from waverider.com About WaveRider Communications Inc. Founded in 1997, WaveRider is a leading wireless technology company that develops, manufactures and markets products for data communications and Wireless Internet Networking (WIN). WaveRider's high performance products use frequency hopping, spread spectrum technology coupled with time division multiple access techniques and operate in the license-free 900MHz and 2.4GHz ISM frequency bands. Visit our Web Site: www.waverider.com or email us at info@waverider.com Contact: WaveRider Communications Inc. For Investor Relations call: 888/533-1910, or Media contacts: Michelle Fowler, 416/502-3204 mfowler@waverider.com More Quotes and News: Waverider Communications Inc (OTC BB:WAVC - news) Related News Categories: computers, telecom