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To: Rex Takasugi who wrote (501)	10/23/1997 2:03:00 AM
From: Tom Day	Read Replies (1) of 3376

This is a change from their plans for using the 2.3GHz licensed spectrum as outlined at the last shareholders meeting. Maybe the engineers have figured out how to get practical use of that spectrum from Ricochet modem to pole-top radio. If they have, that could be good. A few moths ago they were talking about augmenting the pole-top to WAP links with licensed spectrum. Currently, of course, that traffic all goes on the unlicensed 902-928 MHz airwaves. I'd be quite happy for Metricom to continue with that strategy. If they use the new spectrum only from pole-top onward, they can install at will, leaving customer modems untouched. The logistics are simpler, and they still improve service. With the competition for mobile surfing being CDPD over the voice cellular network, an expensive choice, there's got to be a market for medium speed, medium priced mobile Web, telnet, and e-mail acess. Are they going for 2.3GHz in the mobile modems? Hmmmm.

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