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To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (64)	6/15/2006 10:04:00 PM
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IEEE 802.20 working group declares 'cooling off' period Loring Wirbel - EE Times (06/15/2006 9:13 PM EDT) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In an unprecedented move, the IEEE's SA Standards Board has temporarily suspended deliberations by the 802.20 working group on mobile broadband wireless technology. The decision comes after representatives from Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc. threatened to file formal complaints about the way the working group's chairman, Jerry Upton, allegedly handled draft proposals in favor of Qualcomm Inc. and Kyocera Inc. Upton referred all press inquiries to Steve Mills, chairman of the standards board, who did not return calls when this story was posted. The suspension is effective from Thursday (June 15) to Oct. 1, resulting in the cancellation of an 802.20 plenary meeting in July and an interim meeting in September. In a statement, the IEEE said the suspension will "give the Standards Board time to consider the pending appeals [and possible additional actions independent of the appeals]." The 802.20 group has been under a cloud .... eetimes.com Tom Morrow