Pacific Telecommunications Council
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| Established | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Type | trade association |
| Registration no. | 99-0200235 |
| Legal status | non-profit |
| Location | |
Region | Pacific Rim |
Key people | Brian Moon (CEO)[1] |
| Website | ptc |
The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) is a telecommunications industry non-profit trade association representing wireline, wireless, Internet, and other information, communications, and technology companies across the forty nations that make up the Pacific Rim.[2][3][4] The organization is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and became a 501(c)(3) in 1980.[5][6] The organization was founded to bring industry, academics, and government together to help create a meeting ground for the exchange of ideas and policies.[7]
History[edit]
PTC held what would become its first annual PTC conference in 1979 with the support of IEEE, the University of Hawaii, Hawaiian Telephone Company, and the Alaska Office of Telecommunications.[8] In 1986, the United States Information Agency began providing funding to the PTC to allow greater participation in its programs by telecommunications industry professionals from developing Pacific Rim countries.[9]
The organization held its 44th annual conference in January 2022[update], perennially in Waikīkī. It is the largest annual exhibition and conference held in Hawaiʻi for the telecommunications industry in the Pacific Rim. Past keynote speakers included Nobuyuki Idei, then-chairman of Sony, Jung-Uck Seo, then-minister of science and technology for South Korea, William Kennard, then-chairman of the FCC, and Mike Roberts, then-president of ICANN.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pacific Telecommunications Council Appoints Brian Moon as New CEO". businesswire.com. 3 October 2022.
- ^ Nickelson, Richardson (1999). "The Pacific Hemisphere: The future of telecommunications". connect-world.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Engle, Erika (2015-01-19). "Telecom conference boasts demonstrations of 8K TVs". Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "PTC Member Listing". Pacific Telecommunications Council. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Elbert, Bruce (2008). "A Look at PTC 1986 – 2008: More Than 20 Years of Communication and Friendship". Sat Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ Miyake, Cliff (2011-01-30). "Despite cable bypass, Hawaii can remain a key telecom hub". Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ Barber, Richard (1989). "Pacific Telecommunications: The Role of Regional Organizations". Columbia Journal of World Business. 24 (1): 101–103 – via EBSCO Host.
- ^ Jeanne., Anderson, Kari (1981). Origins growth and future directions of the Pacific Telecommunications Council : an international policy delphi study. University of Hawaii. OCLC 1203040414.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Talbott, Jim (January 2, 1986). "Business briefs: PTC grant". Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
- ^ Duchemin, John. "Telecom council raises local profile". Honolulu Advertiser.
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