Wireless votes for federal, not state, telecom oversight.(News)

RCR Wireless News, March, 2005

Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In a slight about face, the wireless industry is welcoming regulation from the Federal Communications Commission, especially if the alternative is 51 different regulatory bodies, said Kathleen Ham, managing director of federal regulatory affairs for T-Mobile USA Inc.

"The wireless industry is doing an about face and would welcome dealing with one agency,'' said Ham. Although the wireless industry has long been proponents of federal, not state, regulation, the local wireline telephone companies have started coming on board in the 21st Century. "The more relevant question is whether one commission is better than 50 commissions,'' said David Cohen, vice president of policy of the United States Telecom...

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