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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (2493)	8/28/2000 8:32:24 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 196959

AB - And if they are profitable, they won't be competitively priced. The corrolary being that they know full well that on a level playing field they can't compete against a CDMA based system. I was just in San Antonio and I heard the last part of a radio ad for Voicestream mentioning about $34 per month. That sounds pretty cheap. I don't suppose we can expect to see some destrcutive pricing for gSM in order to allow it to ruin PCS oppeortunities and therefore maintain the Deutsche Telekom's GSM meal ticket? Best regards, L

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (2493)	8/28/2000 8:56:39 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 196959

Art, << The amount being paid for PowerTel >> >> POWERTEL DROPS AFTER VOICESTREAM DEAL TheStreet.com/NYTimes.com 8/28/00 4:38 PM ET Updated from 10:59 a.m. EDT Shares of Powertel (PTEL:Nasdaq - news) fell Monday after VoiceStream Wireless (VSTR:Nasdaq - news) announced that it would buy the rival wireless operator in a deal that may or may not represent a premium to Powertel's stock price Friday. << Full text here: thestreet.com - Eric -