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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11798)	6/25/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: kech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Righteous Indignation over unprecedented violation of the sanctity of the standards setting process? Ericsson can really lay it on thick. It is really disgusting too when you know who it really is that is abusing the standard setting process for "business interests". Gag me with a spoon. ============== RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1998-- Company Deplores Last Minute Attempts to Derail Process Ericsson Inc. today reiterated its support for the submission of four U.S. wireless technologies to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as standards for the next generation of wireless services. At the same time, the company voiced its shock and disappointment at what appears to be an 11th hour effort within the T1 Committee, a wireless standards setting organization, to derail one of the American submissions. "It has come to our attention that the chairman of the T1 committee, Gerald Petterson (Lucent), at meetings this week has proposed withholding support of the Wideband CDMA standard," said John Giere, vice president of government relations for Ericsson Inc. "Such a unilateral move on the part of Chairman Petterson represents an unprecedented violation of the sanctity of the standards-setting process. "As with all technology standards being proposed, Wideband CDMA has clearly fulfilled all the requirements established by the T1 committee, an ANSI accredited standards-setting authority," Mr. Giere continued. "We can only assume that this type of unsanctioned action at such a late date can only be motivated by commercial interests and, as such, would represent a flagrant misuse of the T1 process. We were very glad to see that the advisory committee has rejected the proposal; we urge the full committee to do the same. This would serve as a strong message in support of the rights of operators and customers against the manipulation of the process for the benefit of a few." Third generation wireless systems will deliver a wide range of wireless multimedia services, including video conferencing, wireless internet and intranet access and high speed, high quality data transfer. The ITU is currently accepting recommendations from all regions of the world for next generation wireless standards. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 100 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (11798)	6/25/1998 4:56:00 PM
From: Gregg Powers	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Maurice: There is an old saw that goes "Americans hate Congress but love their Congressman" and therein lies one of the major problems with our beloved Republic. The duly elected gentleman from say Kansas may want the best for America as a whole, but knows that his job is predicated on pandering to his constituency. God help him were he to vote for some legislation that eliminated entitlements, and with it jobs, from his state. The tobacco industry, and its congressional sponsors, are in my mind, the worst, most venal, pernicious and hypocritical of all as they strive to protect tobacco farmers while our country exports cancer to the rest of the world. Our system is far from perfect. I recently read a depressing story describing how a sisterhood in NYC was prevented, by city statute, from opening a homeless shelter. It seems that NYC regulations require the installation of an elevator in any building undergoing "substantive" refurbishment. This requirement would have added over $100,000 to the remodeling costs and, therefore, busted the budget for the project. Despite the fact that said homeless individuals might have gratefully tolerated the "horrors" of a three story climb, city officialdom could not see their way clear to grant a variance. Better for the homeless to sleep on the sidewalk, then risk the inhuman indignity of a staircase! Bureaucracy is a creeping disease that appears to be strangling Japan to death, while simply wounding us lucky souls situated in North America. Oh well, enough rambling, back to work. Best regards, Gregg