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To: gdichaz who wrote (7846)	3/22/2000 10:03:00 PM
From: Rono	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Chaz, NextWave got caught with their hand in the cookie jar, and simply wanted to put the cookie back without retribution. The FCC auction process cannot be undermined by renegotiations after the fact. After exhausting all measures, including suing the FCC for fraudulent conveyance, offering to pay debts in full compromises the auction process, and should not be tolerated now or in the future. Granted, the FCC actions or lack thereof surrounding these events is dumbfounding, the premise holds true. With regard to the Nextel term sheet, all I know is what Nextel publicly stated, "don't believe everything you read in news releases" (or something to that effect). Maybe some day we'll know the rest of the story. I don't know the issues regarding calling party pays so I can't comment, but if you you want free incoming calls get Nextel! They're offering this to all new subscribers :-) Sorry if I violated rules of this thread. Regards, RonO

To: gdichaz who wrote (7846)	3/22/2000 11:49:00 PM
From: Drew Williams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Chaz, Personally, I'm not exited about caller pays. Sure, I think it is kind of silly to pay to receive a call, but I think a lot of other things are silly, too. For instance, I'm in new car mode and think it is silly that I cannot buy a station wagon from any division of General Motors. I don't want a van or an SUV. With the currently available cellular plans, the cost per minute for anyone using a significant number of minutes simply is not that important. For most of us, it is part of the cost of doing business and is greatly overshadowed by being able to make or receive a call somewhere other than at the office. I wonder, too, if some of the foot dragging on caller pays might be the big carriers trying to control their growth. If usage grows too quickly, their GSM/TDMA infrastructure becomes obsolete that much faster and they'll have to deal with the CDMA question sooner rather than later.