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To: Clarksterh who wrote (2031)	1/25/2000 1:27:00 PM
From: HungryMan	Respond to of 3376

NEWS Metricom Demonstrates the Power of Ricochet 128 kbps at ComNet; Industry Tradeshow Marks First Public Demonstration of 128 Kbps Mobile Information Access WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000--Metricom, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCOM), a leading provider of mobile data networking and technology, is conducting the first public demonstration of its Ricochet 128 kbps service at this week's ComNet tradeshow in Washington, D.C. (Jan. 25-27). "Unlike most future technology demonstrations, our Ricochet 128 kbps works today and is scheduled for nationwide deployment. The market has been waiting for high-speed wireless mobile information access that frees people to work outside the confines of their office," said John Wernke, Metricom's senior vice president, Marketing and Sales. "Ricochet operates at end-user speeds of 128 kbps, allowing people to effectively access information just as they would sitting in their office but from anywhere in coverage areas without being bound to wall jacks." Ricochet offers a mobile access solution that helps users replicate their office computing experience, accessing online company resources as well as the Internet from anywhere in coverage areas. Ricochet is positioned to capture a significant share of the growing mobile professional market with the fastest wireless data connection speeds, "always-on" connections, flat-rate "all-you-can-use" pricing, no metered roaming fees, and true mobility to 70 mph. These benefits are a result of the Ricochet architecture, which is based on a digital packet-switched network employing spread-spectrum radio frequency transmission and standard Internet protocol (IP). Ricochet is comprised of subscriber wireless modems, which are outfitted with small antennas that exchange data with intelligent routing microcell radios ("poletops") mounted to streetlight or utility poles. These poletop radios communicate with each other and local wired access points using a meshed frequency-hopping network architecture, which is interconnected to a wired local network and the national Internet backbone. Ricochet not only delivers high speed, but delivers it with high capacity to many users simultaneously. Ricochet will be offered to subscribers through authorized Ricochet service providers. Providers that sign up to offer Ricochet will be able to easily begin filling their customers' needs for high-speed wireless mobile information access -- without the delay and expense of deploying a new network, specialized equipment or sacrificing spectrum to accommodate data transmission. Also, the unique advantages of Ricochet's underlying technology mean authorized service providers will be able to continue offering flat rate prices in future years as the numbers of users and capacity demands grow. About Metricom Metricom, Inc. is a leading provider of mobile data networking and technology. The Company's Ricochet service provides mobile professionals with high-performance, cost-effective untethered access to the Internet, private Intranets, local-area networks, e-mail, and other online services. Ricochet is generally available in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. For more information, visit Metricom's Web site at metricom.com. Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts, including those related to future market conditions, future competitors, future partners, market rollouts and future technology, are forward looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Among other things, additional competition from existing and future competitors may impact the market. Projections of market size, partners, market acceptance, technological rollout and competition are estimated based on preliminary information as well as certain assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at this time. In addition to the factors set forth elsewhere in this press release, the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors identified in Metricom's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could affect the forward looking statements contained in this press release. Note to Editors: Metricom and Ricochet are registered trademarks of Metricom, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Metricom Jeannie Slone, 408/399-8136 metricom.com -- Hungry

To: Clarksterh who wrote (2031)	1/25/2000 8:37:00 PM
From: Gus	Respond to of 3376

We agree to disagree, Clark. I'm actually afraid to use the consensus behind the 3G Patent Platform in my rebuttals because I've heard too many rants about committee groupthink and Asian/European dirigisme from Qualcommers still caressing the notion that an IPR corner is possible in global telecom. If I'm not mistaken, I do think we can both agree that Nokia may have hit the wall in terms of multiple expansion for now, but its chances of blowing out the absolute numbers look very, very good quarter after quarter after quarter.