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To: METMAN who wrote (6953)	2/4/2001 3:13:58 PM
From: METMAN	Respond to of 197238

"3G slammed by French mobile service provider" ... from EETimes ...2/2/01 eetimes.com "LONDON — Bouygues Telecom SA, a prominent European mobile-phone service provider, has sent shock waves through the mobile communications industry by declining to bid for a "value-destroying" third generation (3G) license in France, its main market." >>>> the article goes on to say that this carrier believes that EDGE and GPRS will be "good enough" and "cheaper" than 3G upgrades .....for the present. Sounds like the auctions/lack of WCDMA products are continuing to kill some participation toward "true" 3G participation in Europe. From the article: He quoted the comments of French telecoms regulator ART this month. On Jan. 15, Dominique Roux, one of ART's senior board members, said, "What we're worrying about is the handsets. The risk is that we won't be able to launch [3G] services before 2003 or 2004." Interesting to note regarding WCDMA/CDMA path upgrades in the next 2-4 years..... regards, metman