US Regulatory Status in the 1990s During the first part of the 1990s, the regulatory climate in the US cellular environment was fashioned by the components of the time. The migration from analogue to digital was underway. The TDMA/FDMA debate had finished and a decision had been made (with TDMA winning) and the TDMA/CDMA public relations wars were in full swing. CDMA was thought by some to be the saviour of the world, capacity wise, and others were firmly committed to TDMA and some even to enhancem