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To: David O'Berry who wrote (55)	9/10/1999 8:35:00 AM
From: Cosmo Daisey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 538

David, Lucent LU had a big announcement yesterday that they are now a provider of internet service to business using equipment similar to AMPD. They are doing it now and have the edge, will homeoner use be far behind? Their system uses equipment supplied by NTRO, a recent IPO that has done well and could be the play in this sector. I will keep an eye on AMPD also. Cosmo

To: David O'Berry who wrote (55)	9/10/1999 8:48:00 AM
From: Dalin	Respond to of 538

The market believes!! Highest volume in pre market. It will be interesting. :) D.

To: David O'Berry who wrote (55)	9/10/1999 8:55:00 AM
From: Marshall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 538

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I'm pretty versed in RF and I'd like to point a few things out. Their technology is feasible but impracticable in most situations. One thing they neglect to mention - very few homes would likely be within the "line of sight" necessary to carry a 2.4 GHz signal unless you put a giant 100' tall lightning rod in their back yard. Another problem is that the 2.4 GHz ISM band is limited to a maximum of 4W ERP (output power + antenna gain) for unlicensed usage thus I think you're only looking at an approximate maximum range of about 6 miles to those who can get a line of sight shot at one of the central antennas. This also means that you'd have to have a network of "cells" to cover any sort of area and antenna sites are at a premium.