Subject: [NEXTEL-1] With War Close, Wireless Conference Draws Smaller Crowd

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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 12:16:50 -0500

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With War Close, Wireless Conference Draws Smaller Crowd
Wednesday March 19, 11:38 am ET

By Ellen Sheng, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

NEW ORLEANS (Dow Jones)--Attendees at the CTIA Wireless 2003 trade show in New
Orleans had other things on their minds this year.
With President Bush's 48-hour ultimatum ticking, one of the biggest areas of
concern was not WiFi, or wireless networking, technology, but how to get home
before war breaks out.

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In a keynote address Wednesday, cable mogul Ted Turner, vice chairman of AOL
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:AOL - News) , didn't even talk about wireless technology, but rather
discussed his views on the looming war.
And so despite the sunny optimism displayed by CTIA President Tom Wheeler, who
along with Nextel Communications Inc. (NasdaqNM:NXTL - News) Chief Executive Tim Donahue, gave
the show's opening speeches Monday, attendance at the trade show, the largest in
the industry, likely will drop.
Exhibition booths didn't have as many fun ploys as in the past, meaning there
were fewer dancing girls, jugglers and other entertainers. The biggest exception
to this were handset manufacturers such as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson
and Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - News) who had interactive demonstrations and deejays to set
the mood. On other parts of the floor, foot traffic was slow with exhibitors
outnumbering buyers and other attendees. Sony Ericsson is a joint venture
between Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. .
One of the recurring themes of this week's program has centered around state
and federal regulation. During his opening presentation, Wheeler voiced concerns
about the current system of state regulation which he bemoaned as outdated.
Billy Tauzin, R-La., chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and Federal
Communications Commission (News - Websites) Chairman Michael Powell, both of whom spoke Monday,
agreed that the government needs to reexamine the way it regulates the industry.
Motorola's chief executive, Christopher Galvin, echoed the sentiments of many
when he said that his wish list includes getting regulatory policies "correct,"
finding a new way of allocating spectrum that is more cost efficient and
continuing deregulation of the industry.
There has also been much discussion at the conference about the role of WiFi.
Some fear that WiFi could be a threat to third-generation cellular technology,
but others see the two technologies as compatible. A Tuesday morning discussion
with the heads of four wireless carriers showed that the industry is still far
from coming to a consensus on the topic.
-By Ellen Sheng, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5863; [email-masked]

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