[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  RECOGNITION OF WIRELESS SAFETY WEEK, MISS AMY SPARKS, AND GN NETCOM

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2000

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to 
recognize Wireless Safety Week 2000, which is held the week leading 
into Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-28, 2000). Wireless carriers and 
hardware manufacturers have sponsored this initiative every year since 
1990 to focus attention on the benefits of responsible cell phone use. 
During Wireless Safety Week 2000, the wireless industry reminds 
customers and consumers that safety is the most important call they 
will ever make.
  More than 90 million people in the United States today take advantage 
of the convenience, value and safety of wireless phones. One of these 
90 million is Ms. Amy Sparks, of Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
  Ms. Sparks used her wireless phone twice in one week to call for 
emergency assistance. While on her way from school, she witnessed a car 
accident and immediately called emergency services and offered road-
side assistance to those involved. Two days later, Amy again witnessed 
an accident. Once more she called emergency assistance and stayed with 
the drivers until help arrived on the scene. That Amy is a Good 
Samaritan and heroine is evident.
  GN Netcom has been an integral part of the Nashua, New Hampshire 
community since 1995, and employs over 250 highly-skilled employees. 
This company has grown over the last 13 years to become the world 
leader in cordless/wireless headset solutions. P. Michael Fairweather, 
President and CEO of GN Netcom, has long been active in helping to 
educate consumers on their need to use their wireless phones safely and 
responsibly. The entire wireless industry deserves credit for its 
strong effort to educate the American public of the responsibility each 
of us has when using a wireless phone while driving.
  In closing, I wish to commend Amy Sparks for her quick and admirable 
actions, and all GN Netcom employees for their efforts to save lives, 
stop crime, summon assistance, and make their communities a better 
place to live.

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