To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (1647 ) 2/21/2001 10:37:23 AM From: transmission Respond to of 1860 Stratecast Partners Analyzes Advanced Radio Telecom - ART - Corporation SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001--Stratecast Partners research and analysis concludes the wireless access technology economics and geographic footprint competitive advantages of ART Corporation are significant, but business strategy execution over the next six to 12 months will tell the tale. "ART's core value proposition is to exploit its national spectrum footprint through the cost-effective deployment of its wireless network," says Lizet Tirres, Senior Research Analyst, Stratecast Partners. "With the proper execution of its business strategy, ART could achieve success with its value proposition in today's price-sensitive market. However, execution is key for ART. The company must demonstrate its ability to continue along its evolutionary path by moving forward with planned expansion into new markets and driving towards profitability in currently operational markets," continues Ms. Tirres. In Stratecast Partners' most recently produced report entitled Assessment of Advanced Radio Telecom (ART), the company strategically assesses ART's executive vision, financial position, core value proposition, alliances and partnerships, infrastructure and technology strategy, product portfolio, sales strategy, and more. A conclusive critical assessment of ART's sustainable competitive advantages and vulnerabilities is included in the report. The report is part of Stratecast Partners' Competitive Operator Strategies: New Entrant Strategies & Trends (COS II) Analysis Service and has already been delivered to COS II clients. It is also available on a standalone basis to non-COS II subscribers. Please reach Matt Kellogg for details on this report at mkellogg@stratecast.com or 530/893-1134. Stratecast Partners' Competitive Operator Strategies (COS) Analysis Program consists of two Analysis Services: COS II and US Competitive Operator Strategies (US COS). The COS II Analysis Service assesses the second-tier and second-generation emerging service providers bringing disruptive technologies and business models to market. In COS II, Stratecast Partners strategically assesses In-Building Broadband Service Providers (IBSPs); utilities with telecommunications operations; service providers pursuing smart-build strategies such as 2nd Century and KMC Telecom; and other emerging service providers such as Mpower, Focal and 360networks. In the US COS Analysis Service, Stratecast Partners provides strategic assessments of the largest and most well established North American emerging service providers including CLECs, DLECs, long-haul operators, residential CLECs, and the telephony and data strategies of Cable MSOs. Stratecast Partners, a division of Frost & Sullivan, provides strategic analysis of the telecommunications industry with a focus on five key areas: emerging service providers, data communications/IP services and equipment, ASPs/AIPs, OSS and infrastructure convergence. Analysis Services have been developed addressing each of these subject areas, and strategic analysis is provided on a monthly basis. Additionally, in the Stratecast Partners Insight for Executives (SPIE) Analysis Service, Stratecast Partners provides strategic analysis of industry events on a weekly basis.