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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (194)	4/19/2000 2:28:00 AM
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To: A.J. Mullen who wrote (8716) From: Dennis Roth Tuesday, Apr 18, 2000 8:34 AM ET Reply # of 8915 >>Was HDR developped specifically to use bandwidth that would otherwise go unused where spectrum was allocated to fit WCDMA?<< HDR was specifically developed to use the same 1.2MHz bandwith as cdmaOne so cdmaOne carriers would not have to bid on new spectrum licenses to add high speed data. Contrast this to what carriers have to do in Europe. First, bid billions for new spectrum then spend billions more for new equipment. This makes adding high speed data via a 1X upgrade for cdmaOne systems look like a relative bargain. For me the important effect of the ever escalating cost of the 3G licenses is not any threat of bankruptcy. No one thinks Vodafone will go bankrupt, no matter what they pay. It's the absorbtion of monies that might have gone to speed the deployment of W-CDMA and how the need to recoup those costs will effect the rates users will pay which in turn will effect the attractiveness of the service. The deployment of WCDMA will not be as easy, quick, or cheap as some would have had you believe in part because of the cost of aquiring the extra spectrum.