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To: cfoe who wrote (8634)	3/15/2001 7:33:08 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 197216

cfoe - I think the big attraction is that you sign up content providers exclusively and they lveo it because they get immediate access to millions of mobile cutomers. the uxtoerrm gets one bill and the content providers have effectively one paying customer. I think the hook is the content providers and teh single bill is good for all three parties. The marketing is then quite simple plus all the content providers start marketing as well. The result is wall to wall publicity that virtually shuts everyone else out no-matter how good their technology. It is simplicity itself and all at 9.6Kbps. Who needs broadband. AOL, Banking, Investing, shopping, travelling, movies, cds, everything you ever want on one phone with one bill. That in my view is what T is after. IE access to all the content providers and their link to the mobile customers. Best regards, L

To: cfoe who wrote (8634)	3/15/2001 10:05:48 PM
From: tradeyourstocks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197216

Am I correct in assuming that i-mode going to run on the GSM system AWE is switching to and not TDMA? Or does iMode it require GPRS? I would think that i-mode would require a packet based system like GPRS or CDPD. I think AWE runs their data service today on their CDPD network, so they are probably planning to change that to i-mode. I'm just guessing. microe

To: cfoe who wrote (8634)	3/16/2001 1:36:20 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197216

<< Am I correct in assuming that i-mode going to run on the GSM system AWE is switching to and not TDMA? Or does iMode it require GPRS? >> GPRS, so far as I know, and according to this ... >> Japan's Hit Net-linking Wireless Service to Start in America Next Year Associated Press Mar 14 2001 NTT DoCoMo is confident i-mode will be a hit overseas. NTT DoCoMo will begin offering its hit "i-mode" wireless Internet service in the United States through its partner AT&T Wireless early next year, an executive at the Japanese carrier said Wednesday. The service - which allows users to exchange e-mail, check stock prices and find restaurant, movie and other information on cellphones - will likely begin in the Seattle area to be expanded nationwide in a year or two, said Kiyoyuki Tsujimura, managing director overseeing global strategy. AT&T Wireless will set up a subsidiary in May this year especially for i-mode, set to start running by June or July, he said in an interview at Tokyo headquarters. NTT DoCoMo is looking into acquiring additional stakes in Asia and remains very interested in the South Korean market, Tsujimura said, while refusing to mention specific companies. "It's fact it is an attractive market for us, and we are thinking about finding an opportunity there," he said. NTT DoCoMo bought a 16 percent stake in AT&T Wireless last year, as well as minority stakes in KPN Mobile N.V. of the Netherlands, Hutchison 3G U.K. Holdings, Taiwan's KG Telecom and Hutchison Telecom of Hong Kong in an effort to expand its business globally. Before i-mode starts running next year in the United States, Net access in the current format called WAP, which is different from i-mode, will be offered using an upgraded network known as Global Packet Radio Service, or GPRS, Tsujimura said. I-mode fees in the United State will be similar to what the 20 million Japanese users pay on average, at dlrs 70 for voice and about dlrs 17 for i-mode transmission fees, but flat-rates, not offered here, are being considered for the American market, he said. Tsujimura was confident i-mode would be a hit overseas. "Cellphones in the United States and Europe are still like 13-inch black-and-white TV sets," he said, showing his folding i-mode phone. "There's a huge gap in technology. People see these color displays and are stunned." Americans will be able to access a rich lineup of i-mode, such as sites for CNN news and Disney characters, Tsujimura said. I-mode sites now total about 40,000 in Japan. NTT DoCoMo plans to be the first in the world to offer a more advanced form of wireless technology, known as 3-G or Third Generation, that will allow for video, audio and other heavy-duty transmissions. A limited rollout in the Tokyo area is slated for May. Tsujimura said 3G is being planned for the United States by AT&T Wireless by the end of 2002 or 2003, using NTT DoCoMo technology. << - Eric -