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Expert Profile: Fred Goodwin

Expertise:  My telephony expertise is in the regulatory / policy area. If you have questions about FCC or Texas PUC regulations, I might be able to help you. I am not an engineer or installer, so I can't answer technical questions about networking, cell phones, VOIP etc.

Experience in the area
I have over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, all of it with a major telephone company. During that time, I've been a telco engineer (79-83), auditor (83-89), rates & tariff analyst (89-96), R&D manager (96-00), a federal regulatory analyst (00-02) and now a state tariff and regulatory analyst (03-08).

Organizations
IEEE (since 1980)
ICMA (since 1992)

Education/Credentials
I have a BS in Physics, an associates in accounting, an MBA in telecommunications.

Awards and Honors
I am a Certified Management Accountant (since 1992).

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  There is so much going on in telecom, I can never hope to master it all. I'd like to be around if and when the telcos are fully deregulated and free to compete against the AT&Ts of the world.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  The telcos are not the "evil empire" people think they are. And "rate of return" regulation doesn't guarantee a profit for the telcos. An electric utility in El Paso went bankrupt a decade ago under rate of return regulation!
What do you like about this subject?  I really enjoy the fact that telecom issues are "news" and especially regulatory / policy matters (e.g., cable modems, DSL deployment, etc.).
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  The transistor, which made integrated circuits and PCs possible, was invented at Bell Labs, as was the C programming language. But because of regulation and litigation, those inventions could not be patented for the exclusive use of the Bell telcos (and AT&T). By law, those patents had to be licensed to others!
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User Comments
Thank you.
(Ruth on 03/10/08)
Thanks for the answer Edgard
(Edgard on 09/14/07)
Thank you for your prompt answer
(David on 07/20/06)
Fred, thank's for the info. I am very glad I found this site.
(Vladimir Bernal on 06/06/05)
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Recent Answers from Fred Goodwin
2008-08-22  Difference between a cell number and a phone number:  In the US, there is no way to tell the difference between a cell phone number and a "normal" telephone number, just by looking at it. Theoretically, you could tell by looking up the NXX (the first three...
2008-05-31  need to ask:  JC, I'm afraid that's beyond my expertise. I know Lucent, Nortel and Cisco are among the largest manufacturers of telecom network equipment. But I think you'd be much better off talking to a guidance...
2008-03-09  nuisance calls:  Ruth: There are several things your friend can do -- not all of them will be equally effective: (1) the next time a campaign calls, she can tell (not ask) them to remove her name from their call...
2007-09-14  cellular phones:  I don't have an exact answer for you -- sorry. According to the CTIA (wireless industry association), there were over 230M wireless users in the US as of the end of 2006: <http://files.ctia.org/pdf/CTIA_Survey_Year_End_2006_Graphics...
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