In the spirit of the Academy Awards I think we should come up with a new award: "Press Release with the most acronyms in a lead sentence." And as it happens I have a nominee. I count 5 acronyms with a total of 22 letters.
-El Robusto

Can we call them the Hüskers?
-tHe red WorM

our changes in italics; the rest as it came to us...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO APPROVE CDMA SIM (SMART CARD) STANDARD FOR PUBLICATION

CDMA Viewed as the Enabler of Global Roaming

[The Buzz Saw views CDMA as the Ennobler of Gluteal Rumbling]

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 27, 2000 - - The CDMA Growth Council (CGC) today announced that the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) will approve the CDMA SIM standard, Removable-User Identity Module (R-UIM) for publication. This standardization represents a major step in the development of worldwide roaming as CDMA SIMs enable mobile users to personalize their handsets and access service regardless of the operator's digital technology of choice.

"The CGC and its member companies have worked diligently with the TIA over the past several months and have achieved the rapid approval of publication for the CDMA SIM," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CGC.

*With CDMA deployment in China on the horizon, and the continued global commitment to the technology, the CGC looks forward to furthering its efforts to make worldwide roaming possible. Now that CDMA SIMs will be approved for publication, we are optimistic that global manufacturers will announce the availability of handsets this year.

*The TIA approved R-UIM standard marks another milestone for CDMA technology. As the enabler for global roaming, CDMA has made significant inroads with the technology's presence increasing at more than 118 percent in the last year. CDMA provides mobile operators and manufacturers the ability to offer a variety of value-added services today, such as wireless Internet and information services. In addition, CDMA technology benefits for wireless consumers include industry-leading in-building penetration, longer battery talk and standby time, increased privacy and better security.

The CDMA Growth Council is a non-profit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA. The 100 member companies of the CGC include many of the world*s largest wireless operators and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CGC include development of cdmaOneTM and IMT-2000 CDMA features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within CGC subcommittees on second and third generation CDMA matters. For more information about the CGC, visit theCGC Web site at http://www.CGC.org.

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