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To: Steven Bowen who wrote (846)	2/28/1997 6:45:00 PM
From: Zorro	of 12468

Steven, I can understand your frustration with all the conflicting information. The InfoWorld article you referenced is inaccurate and misleading. As Teegir and I pointed out, AT&T is not using the 10 GHz radio band - in fact, there have never been any FCC auctions for this part of the spectrum. For a more accurate story, see AT&T's original news release at att.com I do have a few comments on AT&T's release: 1) I disagree with the claim that AT&T's 10 MHz licenses [D, E, and F blocks of the 1.9 GHz PCS band] cover 93% of the U.S. population - the coverage provided by its A/B block PCS and 800 MHz cellular licenses would need to be included in order to achieve that penetration. 2) A picture is worth a 1000 words - the illustration included in the release shows how AT&T could employ 38 GHz wireless fiber to connect its "radio links" to its "switching center". I hope this helps. Z BTW, AT&T is notorious for causing this kind of commotion. For example, AT&T's current Digital PCS service offering is really 800 MHz digital cellular (using IS-136 TDMA standard) which is not to be confused with the 1.9 GHz Digital PCS service (using CDMA standard) offered by Primeco and Sprint.

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