FCC Official To Be Interviewed On Wireless Tech Radio Talk Show On How To Speed Up Americans Access To Competitive Broadband Services Using Wireless Technology

FCC official Lauren Van Wazer will be interviewed live at 10:00 Eastern on Wireless Tech Radio, a web-based talk radio show that focuses on exploring Wireless Technology. Van Wazer will discuss the FCC's recent Wireless Broadband Access Task Force Report. Listeners will be able to ask questions of Van Wazer about such topics as WiMAX, metropolitan wireless broadband networks, Wireless Internet Service Providers, Wireless HotSpots, and related topics.

Waterford, VA (PRWEB) May 18, 2005 -- FCC Official To Be Interviewed On Wireless Tech Radio Talk Show On How To Speed Up Americans Access To Competitive Broadband Services Using Wireless Technology

Lauren Van Wazer, Co-director of the FCC Wireless Broadband Access Task Force joins Wireless Tech Radio Wednesday, May 18 at 10AM Eastern, to discuss key findings from their recent report and its recommendations for accelerating the availability of competitive Broadband Services to American consumers and businesses using wireless technology such as WiMAX and metropolitan Wi-Fi networks. The overarching goal of this initiative is to take a hard look at what we can do to extend the reach of broadband services to underserved areas and to provide increased competition in areas that already have access to broadband." said (former) FCC Chairman Michael Powell, who initiated the Wireless Broadband Access Task Force in May, 2004.

FCC Broadband Wireless Report Released

In March, 2005 the resulting report was released, with some interesting insights such as:

- Making use of television spectrum to deploy broadband wireless services without waiting until the conversion to digital television is complete

- Highlights the role of small, independent Wireless Internet Service Providers that serve many communities as a sole or primary provider of Broadband Internet Access

- Discusses the surprising and effective use of unlicensed portions of spectrum such as the popular 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands to provide last mile" Broadband Internet Access

Special Guest Lauren Van Wazer

Wireless Tech Radios guest for this special program is Lauren Van Wazer, Special Counsel to the Chief of the FCCs Office of Engineering and Technology and Co-director of the FCCs Broadband Wireless Access Task Force. Ms. Van Wazers appearance on Wireless Tech Radio is an exciting opportunity for the wireless community to hear from and speak directly to her about the recent report and what she learned about the real world of wireless broadband and its potential to change the market for broadband services. Weve received tremendous interest in Ms. Van Wazers pending appearance on Wireless Tech Radio" said Jim Sutton, Founder of Wireless Tech Radio. We expect a large number of questions from callers and instant messages for Ms. Van Wazer. Were pretty sure this will be one of our most popular shows and will be downloaded and podcast by a lot of people who arent able to listen live."

About Wireless Tech Radio

Wireless Tech Radio is a weekly technology news and information talk show focused exclusively on the wireless industry. Each week Wireless Tech Radio explores wireless technologies, companies, markets, newsmakers, or provides informative and instructive tutorial segments. The show is hosted by Jim Sutton, Marlon Schafer, and Steve Stroh. http://www.wirelesstechradio.com

About Lauren Van Wazer

Lauren Van Wazer is Special Counsel to the Chief of the FCCs Office of Engineering and Technology and Co-director of the FCCs Broadband Wireless Access Task Force.

Ms. Van Wazer joined the FCC in 1999 as a senior staff attorney in the Commercial Wireless Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Ms. Van Wazer received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal and a member of the Order of the Coif. She also received a B.S.E. in Systems Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

More information about the FCCs Wireless Broadband Access Task Force and its report can be found at http://www.fcc.gov/wbatf/.

Listen LIVE Wednesdays at 3PM GMT (London), 10AM ET (New York), 7AM PT (Los Angeles).

To listen Wednesday morning, go to http://www.wirelesstechradio.com and click the listen live icon on the left. All shows are archived for on-demand replay on the website, too.

Contact Information:

Jim Sutton

Wireless Tech Radio

703-727-2860

http://www.wirelesstechradio.com

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