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To: Lynn who wrote (80445)	9/15/2000 7:23:18 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Come on now, did Q make you that cynical? lol....eom..

To: Lynn who wrote (80445)	9/15/2000 7:28:40 PM
From: Rick	Respond to of 152472

The Economist, Sept 16th-22nd, 2000 edition, page 68 economist.com "...the telecommunications ministry has been notorious for issuing mobile licences without public tenders or clear reasons. For years, it allowed MTS a lucrative monopoly in the most modern, digital technology, known as GSM. Then it gave a GSM licence to Vimpelcom, which had been using a more old-fashioned system. It has harried a third company, Sonet, which uses CDMA, a quite different and potentially superior technology, on the grounds that the market is not big enough to support a newcomer. Yet in June it gave a new GSM licence to a previously unknown company called Sonic Duo. This new competitor—which is likely to gain the frequencies confiscated from the incumbents—is a joint venture between Sonera of Finland and a local outfit owned by Svyazinvest, a telecoms holding company in which the state is the major shareholder...." - Fred