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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

Ken Schmidt

Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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October 04, 2004

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 05:21 PM

U.S. Degrees

Academic titles, mostly American useage:

Doctoral degrees:

In the traditional, classical sciences:

Ph.D.

In the engineering sciences, including electrical and electronic, often

Sc.D. or ScD. Sometimes called a D.Sc. In the United Kingdom, however, the D.Sc may be a higher doctorate. DEng and EngD for Doctor of Engineering are also seen.

Masters' science degrees:

Usually written as a Masters. MIT calls their Masters of Science degree a S.M. Most universities are more conventional, using terms like the following: MEng for master of engineering or MSTC for Masters in Telecommunication. The list can be endless: MSci, MChem, MComp, MMath, MPhys, and so on.

Bachelor of science degrees:

B.S., B.Sc., or Sc.B.

Examples abound: BASc, Bachelor of Applied Science; BCompSc, Bachelor of Computer Science, BEng or BE, Bachelor of Engineering; BMath, Bachelor of Mathematics; BTech, Bachelor of Technology; BSEE, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

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