Europe defeats Japan's proposal on TV standard; move indicates each side will separately develop high-definition sets

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Standards for high-definition TV (HDTV) are likely to develop differently on three continents after Europe rejected Japan's proposal to establish a uniform production standard. Japan plans to begin HDTV broadcasts in the summer of 1991, after it launches two video satellites, and was hoping to establish a uniform production and transmission standard for the new technology. HDTV sets are expected to go on sale in the U.S. some time in the mid-1990s and a production standard is expected to be in place during 1993, when the Federal Communications Commission is expected to decide upon a standard for HDTV broadcasts. It appears that the U.S., Japan and Europe will all have separate production and transmission standards for HDTV.

Radio & TV communications equipment, Standards, Europe, Economic aspects, Japan, Standard, Standardization, International relations, Japanese foreign relations, International cooperation, High-definition television, High definition television, International communication, International Communications

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FCC's efforts to make room for phones of the future draws conflicting advice

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complains of massive lobbying efforts from the telecommunications industry, where companies are scrambling to get assigned the right to use certain radio frequencies for the upcoming technology of personal communication networks (PCNs). PCNs assign a telephone number to a person rather than to a place and are being viewed as an inevitable evolution in telecommunications. The wireless technology requires the use of radio frequencies and the FCC is responsible for allocating this limited resource. PCNs will use small telephones that will be less expensive than traditional cellular telephones because of their low demand for power.

Radiotelephone communications, Planning, Forecasts and trends, Wireless communications, Forecasting, Personal communications services, Mobile communication systems, Government Agency, Future Technologies, Mobile Radio Systems, Frequency

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FCC urged to link reliability, profit of phone concerns

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A report by the US Congress House subcommittee on government information indicates that the nation's telephone system is unreliable and vulnerable. According to Bob Wise (D-WV), chairman of the subcommittee, network reliability is getting worse. The subcommittee's report recommends that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) relate phone-system reliability to a telephone company's regulated profits. The current concern about the phone system is a consequence of several network failures at AT&T and regional Bell holding companies. The FCC disagrees with the House subcommittee's report, saying that network reliability is improving.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Legislative bodies, Management, Evaluation, Reports, Telephone companies, T, Prevention, Profits, Accidents, Customer service, Regional Bell Operating Companies, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Reliability (Trustworthiness), Telephone systems, System failures (Engineering), Reliability, Telephone System, Telephone Company, Profit, Failure, Bell Regional Holding Companies, United States. Congress. House. Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture, United States. Congress. House. Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture

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