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To: gdichaz who wrote (8229)	4/3/2000 11:52:00 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 13582

This may be a simplistic explanation for DDI's move, but there may be a kernel of truth in it. It has to do with a point you've mentioned which has thus far been ignored: National pride and a desire to restrict markets. Japanese companies often do things in their domestic markets which don't make a lot of sense to foreigners but which are internally reasonable. I'm sure you are familiar with the ways in which corporate Japan restricts its internal markets to new products and technologies. The latest developments concerning WCDMA may be a matter of national pride and more specifically, market restriction, than anything else. It's quite possible that NTT and DDI recognize that implementation of WCDMA is not necessarily logical from a foreigner's perspective. However, implementing it may have the (desired) effect of creating internal markets for WCDMA products which will fit in nicely with a desire to stay somewhat insular.