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To: jpbrody who wrote (15572)	9/26/1998 6:34:00 PM
From: The Prophet	of 152472

Here is the letter, FYI: A WIRELESS STANDARD THAT MAKES SENSE FOR EVERYONE ''Cell phones: Europe made the right call'' (Science & Technology, Sept. 7) indicates that, in reference to proposals for third-generation wireless standards, top officers at Qualcomm Inc. ''say that the Europeans have tweaked the technology in a way that will reduce Qualcomm's royalty streams from its patents.'' No officer of Qualcomm believes nor has made such a statement. Increasing the number of CDMA [code division multiple access] subscribers worldwide can only increase royalties. Qualcomm and other member companies of the CDMA Development Group have proposed a third-generation standard (CDMA2000) that is the natural evolution of current systems. We believe that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's proposed standard (W-CDMA) is crafted intentionally to minimize any compatibility with these current-generation systems. We do not believe nor did we indicate that W-CDMA would in any way reduce royalties payable to Qualcomm. Qualcomm has stated that it would license its CDMA intellectual property rights on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms only for standards meeting the following three principles: (1) A single, converged worldwide CDMA standard should be selected for the third generation. (2) The converged CDMA standard must accommodate equally the two dominant network standards in use today (IS-41 and GSM-MAP). (3) Disputes on specific technological points should be resolved by selecting the proposal that either is demonstrably superior in terms of performance, features, or cost, or, in the case of alternatives with no demonstrable material difference, the choice that is most compatible with existing technology. Qualcomm remains committed to a vision for the next century that will yield the best wireless communications in terms of performance and cost for millions of subscribers worldwide. Irwin M. Jacobs Chairman and CEO Qualcomm Inc. San Diego

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