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To: puzzlecraft who wrote (11933)	6/9/2000 1:52:00 PM
From: Rich Bloem	Respond to of 13582

"One thing that was revealed to me in QCOM's latest PR is that there are at least two levels of licensing." Actually, there was a third level of licensing which is no longer used. In the very early stages of Q's CDMA development there were many (10-12) companies (Mot, AT&T, etc) that paid one million dollars + for a technology awareness license. This license gave them the right to attend a periodic technology seminar held by Q. Q would update any recent developments and basically keep these companies up to speed on advancements. I was involved with Q during this period and remember that the price for admission was not equal. Some paid as much a 10 million. I suspect that the higher amounts covered more detailed technology information and publications. Mot's discounted royalty rate was an outgrowth of this.