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To: Boplicity who wrote (80760)	9/19/2000 3:10:40 PM
From: Boplicity	Respond to of 152472

HP investing in U.S. Wireless location network NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. <HWP.N>, the world's No. 3 computer company, said on Tuesday it had agreed to invest up to $52 million in the wireless location network planned by U.S. Wireless Corp. <USWC.O>. The U.S. Wireless network will be capable of pinpointing the location of cellular users in emergency situations and enable users to access information and navigation assistance, the companies said in a statement. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard will provide $7 million in financing and up to $45 million conditionally to create network operating and data processing centers for the network. In addition, Hewlett-Packard will provide the Internet infrastructure and hardware products necessary to support the future growth of the network. Shares of Hewlett-Packard were up $1-5/16 to $104-3/8 in late-morning New York Stock Exchange trade, while shares of San Ramon, Calif.-based U.S. Wireless rose $1-3/8 to $17.