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To: DaveMG who wrote (3642)	11/26/1999 12:22:00 PM
From: Bux	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Adding more cell sites.Using the behemoth that is ATT to allow funds to slosh around so they can keep subscriptions low. GPRS. Global roaming. Things like that. Hmmmm. Are you familiar with the real world implications of adding more base stations to incraese capacity in a TDMA based network? Since TDMA doesn't re-use frequency in adjacent cells, a TDMA network needs more spectrum to add capacity this way. Maybe ATT has enough extra spectrum to achieve some capacity gains this way, but the spectrum capacity disadvantage actually becomes worse (for TDMA) as base-stations are packed more closely together. A losing strategy in a world that is increasingly bandwidth hungry. Bux

To: DaveMG who wrote (3642)	11/26/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Adding more cell sites.Using the behemoth that is ATT to allow funds to slosh around so they can keep subscriptions low. GPRS. Global roaming. Things like that. Does that reflect your low opinion of AT&T's brain trust or do you think that it is a viable business solution to their competitive situation?