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To: DaveMG who wrote (112)	6/17/1999 10:56:00 AM
From: DaveMG	Respond to of 426

China Unicom Gets License to Build and Operate CDMA Network in China June 17, 1999 (HONG KONG) -- China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) Corp.'s plan to develop a CDMA network in China has obtained support from the Chinese government. According to Wang Jianzhou, executive vice president of China Unicom, his company has obtained a license for construction and operation of the CDMA network in China. Wang said that the CDMA network construction will start in 1999 in China's eastern regions and some major cities in central China. The capacity is 2.6 million subscribers. By the end of 2000, the CDMA network is expected to reach a capacity of 10 million subscribers covering 250 cities above the county level in most provinces in eastern and central China, and some major cities in the relatively underdeveloped western part of China, Wang noted. After 2001, a new capacity of 10 million subscribers will be added annually to the CDMA network, and by the end of 2003 the network will reach a capacity of 40 million. The actual subscribers will amount to as many as 28 million. Wang added that the Paging Group of China Telecom is entirely consolidated into China Unicom, and the company was also licensed for international long-distance telecommunication service. Until April 1999, the number of fixed phone subscribers was 94.74 million, with the penetration of main lines of 7.44 percent. Regarding the mobile sector, there were 30.24 million subscribers with a penetration of 2.16 percent in China. (Xinhua News Agency) nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com

To: DaveMG who wrote (112)	6/17/1999 11:04:00 AM
From: DaveMG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 426

BUENOS AIRES - GTE Corp. today won one of two 40 MHz Personal Communications System (PCS) wireless telephone licenses for Buenos Aires, thereby becoming the first company whose subsidiaries are licensed to provide wireless services throughout Argentina. GTE submitted a winning bid of $301 million in the auction held by the government of Argentina. The license is expected to be awarded in late June. The PCS license complements GTE's existing wireless licenses in Argentina and expands its coverage to the entire country. GTE has operational control of CTI Holdings, a consortium that has provided wireless service in the north and south interior regions of Argentina since 1995 and currently has approximately 700,000 customers. In addition to its wireless network, GTE and CTI recently were awarded a license for national and international long distance wireline service as well as local service beginning in November 1999. "Our aggressive bid for the PCS license underscores our commitment to offer competitive, high-quality wireless services throughout Argentina," said Fares Salloum, GTE senior vice president-international operations. GTE has formed a new company to construct and operate the PCS network in Buenos Aires. Service will be sold under the CTI brand. GTE currently is negotiating with CTI shareholders, including Grupo Clarin, to sell them ownership stakes in the new PCS company, subject to compliance with applicable law. GTE's PCS network will use Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital technology, which delivers clear, static-free calls and allows more customers to use their wireless service simultaneously. Separately, CTI is upgrading by year end the major cities in its regional network from analog to CDMA technology. Customers will be able to use dual-mode handsets capable of handling both analog and digital signals to complete calls on either network.