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To: q_long who wrote (12617)	6/19/2000 2:34:00 PM
From: engineer	Respond to of 13582

san diego is entirely CDMA on GTE.

To: q_long who wrote (12617)	6/19/2000 11:22:00 PM
From: Steven L. Whitehurst	Respond to of 13582

>>San Francisco is CDMA it is a former GTE wireless property<< Do you mean San Diego? I read San Francisco (Vodafone Airtouch [CellularOne branded]) is TDMA. From the link above posted by nbfm (PRNewswire): prnewswire.com Market Status Summary San Francisco Business Being Divested * Vodafone AirTouch's remaining stake in wireless operation owned in partnership with AT&T. * Marketed as CellularOne * TDMA digital standard * Status: Vodafone AirTouch has signed agreement to sell the business to AT&T. Business Being Retained * GTE Wireless operation * Marketed as GTE Wireless * CDMA digital standard * Status: To join Verizon Wireless after merger between GTE Corp. and Bell Atlantic Houston Business Being Divested * PrimeCo PCS LP's wireless operation (100 percent) * Marketed as PrimeCo PCS * CDMA digital standard * Status: PrimeCo PCS LP has signed agreement to sell business to AT&T. Business Being Retained * GTE Wireless operation * Marketed as GTE Wireless * CDMA digital standard * Status: To join Verizon Wireless after merger between GTE Corp. and Bell Atlantic * Note: 10 MHz of PCS spectrum to be retained from PrimeCo operation. San Diego Business Being Divested * GTE Wireless operation (100 percent) * Marketed as GTE Wireless * CDMA digital standard * Status: GTE has signed agreement to sell business to AT&T. Business Being Retained * Former Vodafone AirTouch wireless operation * Marketed as Verizon Wireless * CDMA digital standard * Status: Officially became part of Verizon Wireless on April 3, 2000