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To: gdichaz who wrote (823)	8/13/1999 9:18:00 AM
From: DWB	Respond to of 13582

Battery technology getting better all the time... a report in today's online WSJ talks about a new rechargeable type developed in Israel that could be a 50% improvement over current equivalents... An excerpts from the article... "Researchers in Israel have developed a rechargeable battery that may last at least 50% longer than conventional batteries and someday could prove useful in a variety of consumer-electronics products. The battery, invented by scientists at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, is similar in design to existing alkaline batteries. But it takes advantage of a high-energy form of iron that is able to store more electrons than the energy-storing materials in existing batteries. As a result, the scientists claim, the new battery can store 50% more energy than comparable-size conventional batteries. A description of the battery is being published in this week's edition of the journal Science. Stuart Licht, a chemistry professor who led the Israel team, said the new battery design may be particularly useful for such devices such as cameras and cellular phones, which require a rapid discharge of electricity. That is because the new iron-based batteries may be able to last several times longer than conventional batteries, Dr. Licht said in an interview."

To: gdichaz who wrote (823)	8/13/1999 10:16:00 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Current FCC commissioners appear to have a hands off policy on many critical issues, leaving problems to be sorted out in the market (i.e., short term solutions favored by the major players in the industry, as opposed to long term solutions that might be in the best long term interests of the nation). Thus, if I were to predict how the FCC will act on these current issues, they will probably take a "band aid" approach - incremental changes to keep telecom companies satisfied, without getting into key issues, such as guidelines for wireless data transmission. I don't see how they can deliver a license to compensate QCOM/LEAP for the loss of Miami, but I do think they may allow monetary compensation on future auctions. For example, if the top bid on new spectrum is, say, $500 million, they might allow QCOM/LEAP a discount of $100 million, which would enable them to get the bid for $400 million. It would be difficult to translate policy adjustments into stock price, except to say that over the long term, things look like they are really going in QCOM's favor, and that the shares still are reasonably priced.