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To: Steve Rolfe who wrote (1008)	11/17/1999 11:15:00 AM
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U S West to Launch Wireless Web Network in Utah NEW YORK (Reuters) - U S West Inc. said Wednesday it would launch a network to deliver wireless Internet to consumers, with the initial offering in Salt Lake City, Utah, which it said would enable faster delivery of Web services. Early next year, consumers in Salt Lake City will be able to access mobile Web service, and the services will later be expanded to other U S West markets, according to the Denver-based regional phone company. Along with network launch, U S West said it would introduce an Information Services package that would let customers select up to six categories of information, including sports scores, stock market results, weather and news bulletins, and have news sent to wireless handsets throughout the day. Customers would be able to dial up to an Internet service provider or a corporate data network using mobile devices and receive e-mail on their handsets. A feature of the network would allow customers to link their home or office phone numbers with their wireless telephone number, automatically re-routing calls to the wireless phone when desired. The network will feature technology built in partnership with telecom equipment makers Alcatel of France, Ericsson of Sweden, Nortel Networks of Canada and Calabasas, Calif.-based Tekelec. It will use mini-tower antennas that are smaller and more environmentally friendly than past cell towers, the company said. U S West is set to merge with Qwest Communications International Inc., the fiber-optic network operator and No. 4 U.S. long-distance company, when the $36 billion deal is approved by regulators. Qwest is also based in Denver.