Principal features of personal communications service (PCS), namely, ubiquity, portability, and integration of voice and data, are examined, highlighting some issues affecting the spectrum choices before today's policymakers. Spectrum issues are discussed, focusing on two tools for promoting efficient spectrum use: the use of generic service definitions and band assignment.<
Published in:
Communications Magazine, IEEE
(Volume:29
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Feb. 1991