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McNealy, Chambers and Powell Address CTIA: Page 3 of 3

Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell kicked off the CTIA Wireless show in Atlanta on Monday with separate keynote
March 23, 2004

"We should let wireless companies react to the wishes of the consumers and let the government be available for the more acute problems, the more significant problems," Powell said.

Consumers are excited but still confused by fast-changing, complex technology, Powell added. "They don't want to buy the pipe," he said. "They are going to buy what you can do with it."

Powell added that data is the real end game for wireless--not just an incremental add-on, as it's marketed right now. He also said the government is working to offer, among other things, more spectrum space to allow more creativity and competition in the wireless market.

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