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INDEX: ====== 1) IN TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE, CTIA PRESIDENT & CEO OUTLINES STEPS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY SERVICES 2) CTIA's SEMI-ANNUAL DATA SURVEY TO BE PUBLISHED WEEK OF MARCH 30, 1998 3) CIBERNET ANNOUNCES "THE ULTIMATE ROAMING AND BILLING AND BILLING CONFERENCE," CIBERNET '98 4) LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY? ***********WIRELESS JOB OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK*********** http://www.wow-com.com/wworkplace/ Company: Hughes Network Systems Job Title: Senior Digital Design Engineer - Hardware Location: Germantown, MD - US Job Description: Lead digital design engineer for satellite baseband communications hardware. Position requires experience in design of digital communications subsystems such as modulators, demodulators, digital filters, NCOs and FEC encoders/decoders. Requires BSEE (MSEE preferred) and 7-10 years of digital design experience with emphasis on communication circuit design. ********************************************************************** IN TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE, CTIA PRESIDENT & CEO OUTLINES STEPS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY SERVICES ========================================================== http://www.wow-com.com/professional/whatshot Every day, more than 83,000 wireless calls go to 9-1-1 or other emergency service numbers. The wireless telecommunications industry, public safety officials, and health care personnel have come together to pursue enactment of legislation to set a uniform national emergency system policy that will coordinate efforts to utilize wireless technology to save lives. emergencies. Click above to see a summary of Thomas E.Wheeler's testimony this week and the several key elements that are important in any national policy to improve emergency medical services. CTIA's SEMI-ANNUAL DATA SURVEY TO BE PUBLISHED WEEK OF MARCH 30, 1998 ========================================================== http://www.wow-com.com/professional Do you know how many wireless subscribers there are in the U.S. today? Are you curious to learn the latest benchmarks for the wireless industry? If so, check out CTIA's Web site http://www.wow-com.com next week for the full details. CTIA's Data survey, scheduled to be released next week, includes information such as number of subscribers in the U.S., number of cell sites in the U.S., number of employees in the wireless industry, the average monthly consumer telephone bill among other useful wireless statistics. Remember, log on next week to learn the key facts and figures about the wireless industry! CIBERNET ANNOUNCES "THE ULTIMATE ROAMING AND BILLING CONFERENCE," CIBERNET '98 ========================================================== http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/whatshot Save the date! May 14 - 15, 1998 (San Diego, California) CIBERNET, world leader in the development of intercarrier billing standards and provider of financial settlement services offers you an educational opportunity to learn about the roaming related issues that are going to have a direct impact on your company's bottom line. If you work in revenue assurance, roaming or billing - this conference is the place to be. Sign up now! Questions? Call 202-736-3661. LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY?========================================================== http://www.wow-com.com/wworkplace/ Join thousands of other wireless professionals searching for the perfect wireless job opportunity by logging on to CTIA's Career Center. This free online career service offers wireless industry employment opportunities and information on leading wireless employment and professional placement services. The Career Center is global, offering international job listing and direct access to the global wireless workplace. Click above to find your next wireless job opportunity! ============================= MORE WOW-COM(TM) FEATURES ============================= WOW-COM(TM) is current: Routine Updates throughout the business day WOW-COM(TM) is insightful: CTIA's unbiased analysis WOW-COM(TM) is beneficial: Find products and services in WOW-COM(TM)'s Virtual Trade Show. List open positions in the WOW-COM(TM) Career Center, receive resumes via email and hire qualified individuals. ======================================================== This update sponsored by: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS http://www.hns.com/ http://www.joinhns.com Hughes Network Systems is one of the fastest-growing digital communications companies in the world, providing world-class wireless, satellite and broadcast products to customers in over 60 countries. Today, HNS employs over 500 software engineers and 200 hardware engineers dedicated to developing our products, services and systems from our Germantown, Maryland headquarters and San Diego, California facility. Click above to learn more. HNS HOT JOBS CAREER INVITATIONAL. On Saturday, April 25, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is hosting a Hot Jobs Career Invitational at our facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland (metro Washington, DC). For this 1-day event, we're bringing in the best the industry has to offer to meet with our Hiring Managers. Interview expenses will be paid for qualified candidates.