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To: qdog who wrote (1812)	9/22/1999 4:03:00 PM
From: bananawind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Qdog, I am aware what kind of meeting it was. While there will no doubt be some other standards that emerge from TIA's process (such as one for TDMA), there is no doubt in my mind that there will be only one standard supported by the vast majority of the world's carriers, and that will be the multi-mode cdma standard that they have all already agreed to support (including the explicit support of Ericy and Nokia). You mentioned the TIA's IPR policy earlier and infer MOT's violation of its licensing agreement with QCOM, and Q's subsequent steps to respond to this, will in some way threaten TIA endorsement of the multi-mode cdma proposal. I fail to see how Q's attempt to revoke MOT's IS-95 license through legal means has any bearing whatsoever on TIA policy with regard to 3G IPR issues. Q has agreed to license on a fair and non-discriminatory basis and that is what TIA requests. Also, the fact that some (Koreans and others) wish Q's requested royalty rate was lower is hardly surprising and certainly not controlling. They do have a choice - go invent something on their own. Best regards, Jim