WCA August 1999 Meeting
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This month's program was a panel session that focused on Broadband Wireless technology featuring executives from Teligent, Nextlink, and Winstar, three of the top Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and their market perspective. The speakers included:
- Rich Kane, VP of Corporate Operations for Teligent
"The New Telecom Marketplace"
by Dave Dobel, VP of Channel Marketing for Winstar
"Nextlink Overview" Margaret Marino, VP at Nextlink
Each of the panelists discussed their plans for attacking the market for local telecom services. Each panelist addressed what they need to deliver the right services to their customers, what those services should be, and the challenges faced as newcomers to the game. John Ledahl, Wireless Industry Veteran and WCA Programs Chairman, set the stage with his views on what is driving the marketplace into the next millennium including wireless Internet access and local loop trends. A question and answer session followed.