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To: shamsaee who wrote (26626)	6/21/2000 8:34:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

shamsaee, << Would appreciate your feedback on Brazil announcement this afternoon. I think this is a real setback >> When I got this news today, I said about the same thing that Tiger said when he pull hooked his drive out on the rocks on Pebble's 18 on Saturday. It is a setback. CDMA has been doing well in Latin America, GSM very poorly. This essentially dedicates new 2G spectrum to GSM in Brazil, and other LA countries could follow. There is currently no available CDMA infra or handsets for 1800 MHz operations. GSM infra or handsets are available for 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHZ. Nokia specializes in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz combo (but also provides 1900 MHZ including dual mode GSM 1900/AMPS 800). In addition, spectrum above 1800 MHz will be available for 3G along the European & Japanese model for which DS was designed. This does not rule MC out but makes it tougher. Brazil shares the 800 MHz AMPs heritage of the Americas. They deviate here from the Americas model of 800 MHZ and 1900 MHX and follow the European model for 2G and 3G. This reduces the CDMA advantage. It reduces economies of scale that accrue to countries implementing 800 MHz/1900 MHz systems of any technology. It fractures the Americas. Bummer! As Tiger would say (expletives deleted). - Eric -