CALENDAR

Pricing, Marketing, Packaging & Branding Bundled Services in the Telecom Industry

September 14-15

Institute for International Research. The Wyndham Resort, Miami Beach, Fla. (888) 777-8730 or (941) 951-7885.

1998 Intelligent

Network Roundtable

September 14-15

International Engineering Consortium. Hyatt Regency, Woodfield, Ill.

(312) 559-4100.

Wireless & Mobile

Essentials for

Non-Engineers

September 14-16

Institute for International Research. The Washington Marriott, Washington, D.C. (888) 670-8200.

2nd European Public

Mobile Radio Congress

September 14-16

International Mobile Telecommunications Association. Prague Hilton Atrium, Prague, Czech Republic.

(202) 331-7773.

Forecasting, Planning, & Managing Technology

September 14-16

Technology Futures Inc. The Capitol Marriott Hotel, Austin, Texas. Call (800) 835-3887 or (512) 258-8898.

Telecommunications Matchmaker

September 14-18

The U.S. Department of Commerce. Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio De Janiero, Brazil. Space limited. Call Gordon Keller at (202) 482-1793.

Rural Telephony

September 15-16

Institute for International Research. The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Fla. (888) 670-8200 or (941) 951-7885.

Convergence Billing

& Customer Care

September 15-16

Advanced Learning Institute. The

Doubletree Hotel, New Orleans.

(312) 362-9100.

3rd Annual Pan American Wireless Local Loop ’98

September 15-16

Institute for International Research. The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Fla. (888) 670-8200 or (941) 951-7885.

September 15-17

E.J. Krause & Associates Inc. and

Softbank Comdex. Miami Beach

Convention Center, Miami. Call Steve Sass at (301) 493-5500.

Teleport ’98 London

September 15-17

Facilicom International. Earls Court, London. (+44) 1203 426 507.

Wireless Communications in Healthcare

September 16-18

AiC Worldwide Inc. Hotel Intercontinental, New Orleans. (800) 409-4242 or (212) 714-1444.

European Public

Mobile Radio Congress

September 16-18

International Mobile Telecommunications Association. Prague Hilton

Atrium Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic. (202) 331-7773.

Breakfast Series-Aggressive Due Diligence

September 17

Strang Hayes Consulting. The

Metropolitan Club, Manhattan.

(212) 489-8000.

September 17-18

SMi Conferences Ltd. Paris.

(+44) 171-252-2222.

1998 CDMA & PCS

Technology Conference

September 21-22

Wireless Institute of Technology.

Orlando, Fla. (210) 344-6660.

21st Century Telecoms Company Global

Executive Symposium

September 21-22

Economist Intelligence Unit and

Deloitte & Touche. Hotel Inter-Continental, Berlin. (212) 554-0600.

Personal Communications Showcase (PCS ’98)

September 23-25

The Personal Communications Industry Association. Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. (703) 739-0300.

SCEC 98

September 23-25

Satellite Communications. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. (800) 601-3858 or (908) 885-6723.

CaribeCom ’98

September 23-25

Intercom Inc. Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (305) 670-9444.

Commercializing

DSL Technologies

September 23-25

AiC Worldwide Inc. Hyatt Regency,

Atlanta. (800) 409-4242 or (212)

714-1444.

First Wireless Local Loop India Congress ’98

September 23-25

Asia Pacific Telecommunications

Network. Maurya Sheraton Hotel & Towers, New Delhi, India. (+65) 732-1970 or (+65) 835-5136.

Swiss Telecoms

September 24-25

SMi Conferences Ltd. Zurich,

Switzerland. (+44) 171-252-2222.

Remember the Customer-The Value of Retention

September 27-29

Rural Cellular Association. San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio. (800) 722-1872.

Advanced Management Program for Telecom.

Executives: Leveraging the Value Chain in a

Competitive Environment

September 27 – October 2

The Division of Executive and

Management Development at Southern Methodist University. Cox School of Business on the SMU campus, Dallas. (800) 768-3338.

Telnets ’98

September 28-29

Intercom Corp. and AHCIET. Hotel

Intercontinental Presidente, Mexico City. (305) 670-9444.

China Telecoms 98

September 28-29

SMi Conferences Ltd. Cafe Royal,

London. (+44) 171-252-2222.

21st Century Telecoms Company Global

Executive Symposium

September 28-29

Economist Intelligence Unit and

Deloitte & Touche. La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, Calif. (212) 554-0600.

2nd International

CDMA Asia Pacific

toward 3G Mobile Systems

September 28-30

IBC Asia Ltd. Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo. (+65) 732-1970.

China Telecom 2000-

Investment and Finance Opportunities in China

September 29-30

Information Gatekeepers Inc. Helmsley Hotel, New York. (800) 323-1088 or (617) 232-3111.

September 30-Octoeber 2

World Economic Development

Congress. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

The American-European Satellite Communication Seminar ’98

October 1-2

U.S. Department of Commerce.

Hotel Intercontinental, Paris.

(+33-1) 43/12/29-80.

Twenty-sixth Annual

Telecom. Policy

Research Conference

October 3-5

TPRC. Radisson Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Va. (202) 452-9033.

National Communications Forum (NCF98), Infovision and 1998 Carrier IP

Telephony ComForum

October 4-7

International Engineering Consortium. Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago.

(312) 559-4600.

Latin American

Prepaid Wireless

October 6-7

AiC Worldwide Inc. Fiesta Americana Monterrey Hotel, Monterrey, Mexico. (800) 409-4242 or (212) 714-1444.

Handset Technology ’98

October 6-9

IBC USA Conferences Inc. The Westin Santa Clara Hotel, Annapolis, Md. (508) 481-6400.

Interconnection 98

October 6-9

SMi Conferences Ltd. Cafe Royal,

London. (+44) 171-252-2222.

Second Annual

Telecom. Services

Industry Conference

October 8-9

Frost & Sullivan. Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston. (650) 237-4386.

Wireless Apps 98

October 12-14

The Cellular Telecommunications

Industry Association. Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas. (202) 785-2842.

1998 Plenipotentiary

October 12 – November 6

The Telecommunications Industry

Association. Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis. (703) 907-7700.

Wireless Telecom

Values & Finance

October 13-14

Kagan Seminars Inc. The Park Lane Hotel, New York. (408) 624-1536.

October 13-15

Intercom Inc. Presidente Intercontinental Hotel, Mexico City. (305) 670-9444.

Telecom Latina

October 14-16

Intertec. Miami Beach Convention

Center, Miami. (800) 288-8606.

Wireless & Mobile

Essentials for

Non-Engineers
October 14-16

Institute for International Research. The Palace Hotel, San Francisco.

(888) 670-8200.

October 15-16

Telecommunications Research

ssociates. The Denver Hyatt Tech Center,

Denver. (800) 872-4736 or (785)

437-2000.

October 18-21

Rogers Corp. Mandalay Beach Resort, Oxnard, Calif. (602) 961-1382.

Wireless Business

Telephone Systems Seminar

October 19-20

Alexander Resources. Holiday Inn-South San Francisco, San Francisco. (972) 818-8225.

Building and Maintaining Successful Alliances in the Comm. IndustryOctober 19-21

Institute for International Research. The Crowne Plaza, Washington. (888) 670-8200 or (941) 365-7885.

The Second Annual

CDMA European

Regional Congress

October 19-22

Institute for International Research and the CDMA Development Group. The Radisson SAS Hotel, Berlin.

(+44) 171-850-5055.

Wireless

Interconnection ’98

October 20-21

Bellcore. Mesa Pavilion Hilton, Phoenix. (800) 521-2673.

Prepaid Telecom Forum ’98

October 20-23

IBC USA Conferences Inc. San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, San Diego. (508) 481-7911.

Latin American

Telecom Finance

21-22 October

IBC UK Conferenced Ltd. The Plaza, New York. (+44) 171-636-1976.

Wireless Interfaces

October 22-23

Bellcore. Mesa Pavilion Hilton, Phoenix. (800) 521-2673.

Latin American Prepaid Cellular & Wireless

October 22-23

The Center for Business Intelligence. Wyndham Miami-Biscayne Bay, Miami. (800) 817-8601 or (781) 939-2438.

Build-to-Suit

October 26-28

Shorecliff Communications. New Orleans. (800) 608-9641 or (714) 443-3735.

October 27-31

E.J. Krause & Associates Inc. China

International Exhibition Center, Beijing.

ITA and USMSS joint annual conference

October 28-31

Industrial Telecommunications Association Inc. and USMSS Inc. Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C. (703) 528-5115.

WCC ’98

November 1-3

International Microelectronics and Packaging Society. San Diego

Convention Center, San Diego.

(888) 464-6277 or (703) 758-1060.

Telecom 98

November 1-4

Caribbean Telecommunications Council. Westin Rio Mar Resort & Country

Club, Puerto Rico. (787) 289-7892

or (787) 717-3214.

ExpoComm Brazil ’98

November 3-6

E.J. Krause & Associates Inc. Expo Centre Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

(301) 493-5500.

Site Acquisition and

Permitting Training Course for Wireless

Telecom Sites

November 5-6

Acquire Telecom Services. Windmill Inn, Tucson, Ariz.

Strategic Wireless

Communications Seminar: Market and Technology Profit Opportunities

November 8

Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. Sheraton Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. (301) 589-2259.

GSM in North America

November 9-10

IBC UK Conferences Ltd. The Hynes Convention Center, Bostosn. (+44) 171-453-5493.

Profiting from Latin American Telecom

Opportunities

November 9-11

Strategic Research Institute. Miami. (800) 599-4950 or (212) 302-1800.

Wireless Security

Workshop & Expo

November 9-11

Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Marriott’s Orlando World Center, Orlando, Fla. (800) 521-2673.

International Congress on Commercial Trunked Radio and AMTEX ’98

November 12-13

International Mobile Telecommunications Association. Fontain Bleau Hilton, Miami. (202) 331-7773.

1998 Fall Conference and Exhibition

November 15-18

Telecommunications Resellers Association. Marriott’s Orlando World Center, Orlando, Fla. (202) 835-9898.

Cross-Border Wireless Roaming

November 16-17

AiC Worldwide. Hyatt Regency, Atlanta. (800) 409-4242 or (212) 714-1444.

Wireless Buildout Latin America

November 16-17

Shorecliff Communications Inc. Mexico City. (800) 608-9641 or (949) 443-3735.

Warburg Dillon Read L.L.C. Telecom Conference

November 16-18

Warburg Dillon Read L.L.C. The Metropolitan Club, New York.

Data Warehouse & Data Mining Technologies in Teleocmmunications

November 16-18

IBC USA Conferences Inc. Renaissance Orlando Resort, Orlando, Fla. (508) 481-6400.

1998 Wireless Engineering ComForum

November 17-18

International Engineering Consortium. Omni Hotel, Richardson, Texas. (312) 559-4100.

1998 CDMA Americas Congress

November 17-20

The CDMA Development Group. Century Plaza Hotel and Tower, Los Angeles. (888) 800-2362 or (714) 545-5211.

Vietnam Telecomp ’98

November 17-21

Adsale. Kasati Center, Ho Chi Minh City, SR Vietnam. (408) 986-8384.

Calling Party Pays

December 7-9

IBC USA Conferences Inc. Miami. (508) 481-6400.

Wireless Industry Finance ’98

December 16-18

IBC USA Conferences. The Helmsley Hotel, New York. (508) 481-6400.

Sixth Annual Mobile Communications Conference

January 21-22

Frost & Sullivan. Westin Galleria Hotel, Dallas. (212) 964-7000.

1999 Winter Carrier Forum

January 26-28

Telecommunications Resellers Association. The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, Calif. (202) 835-9898.

Strategic Wireless Communications Seminar

February 11-12

Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. and RTT Systems Ltd. Inter-Continental Hotel, New Orleans. (301) 589-2259.

1999 Spring Conference and Exhibition

May 10-13

Telecommunications Resellers Association. San Diego Marriott, San Diego. (202) 835-9898.

UTC Telecom ’99

June 27-July 1

UTC. Nashville, Tenn. (202) 857-1881.

Castle, Toronto. (202) 835-9898.

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