AboutFred 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 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).
Expert: Fred Goodwin Date: 9/14/2007 Subject: cellular phones
Question How many cellular phones do we have in USA ( estimate)
Answer 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:
