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To: gdichaz who wrote (7545)	9/24/1999 8:24:00 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Respond to of 29987

gdichaz: Part of a point I made earlier: G* is small potatoes to the SP's. There is a much bigger risk of hurting the corporate identity with a G* failure than there is benefit from a success. Having said that, there is still a good piece of change dropped on the gateways. One good thing is there are few gateways/SP. That means there is a body who is in charge, no hiding behind a bureaucracy, someone will be held accountable for the money spent. I expect each SP's timeline is different and unfortunately does not support our timelines. We will just have to wait. G* is still a couple of years out from cranking in the bucks. As for your questions on the roll out; The phones can't be much of a problem. The lines are designed with a volume in mind. Once the line is set up it can't take much to ramp up production to full volumes. That said, ERIC has had their plate full this past year. They have had much higher priorities than a couple thousand G* phones. They are starting to release their new generation phones, so maybe that bodes well for picking up G* production. VODABAM wont interfere with G, as I stated before, G is a small part and is being run by a couple of people at most. They are not at the level to be bothered with the merger from any more than a personal interest. Geneva will be quite telling. How the support and impressions are managed will be important. Dont look for any positive headway for G* until good numbers are released - March '00. As a fact I am surprised G* has held up this well. Jeff Vayda