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To: bananawind who wrote (23931)	3/9/1999 2:07:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

ITU Opens 3G Discussions> THE INDEPENDENT SOURCE FOR WIRELESS INDUSTRY NEWS March 09, 1999 March 9, 1999 ITU opens 3G discussions FORTALEZA, Brazil—The International Telecommunication Union yesterday opened up two weeks of technical discussions on equipment standards for third-generation systems. ITU Secretary General Yoshiko Utsumi said the organization's goal is to achieve ‘‘maximum commonality among technologies to achieve compatibility'' among the next generation of wireless telephone equipment. ‘‘As representatives of companies that manufacture or use the various systems available today work toward compatibility among their systems, it is clear that momentum is building for the ‘family of standards' approach advocated by the United States government and BellSouth,'' said Frank Urbany, BellSouth Corp. vice president, international.