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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (96262)	3/27/2001 9:20:15 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Frank, I am curious about this Cdma2000 rollout this year. I read somewhere that PCS will be the first to launch data services at 144k speed...a lot faster than the standard land line connection. Does anyone know if the rollout for W-Cdma is too complicated for rapid build out? Maybe Verizon realizes that there will be lost customers if PCS starts marketing the high speed internet story later this year. They don't want to take a chance of losing important customers. Speed to market may be the key issue. Does anyone have a site which will let people know what standard is being used by each carrier. I believe Nextel is GSM; AT&T wireless is TDMA; and PCS is cdma. I curious about the remaining carriers and the standards they use. I wonder if the above and other carriers will be able to get high speed internet going along with Verizon and Sprint PCS. Frank, I lost that site with all the cdma information. Can you provide me with that link? TIA. ---------------- Warning up to the wireless sector

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (96262)	3/27/2001 9:40:24 PM
From: V-Tach	Respond to of 152472

Frank, <<btw, Rajalala's from UK. Do you think he might be one of their ace reporters?>> I think you are on to something. ,,,,,,V-Tach,,,,,,

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (96262)	3/28/2001 1:37:11 AM
From: EepOpp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Maybe the foot-and-mouth disease is contagious to humans after all....Or at least the mouth part seems to be.

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (96262)	3/28/2001 2:48:35 AM
From: straight life	Respond to of 152472

(meanwhile, in the real world): India's BSNL launches WLL service as spectrum rules announced By Jagdish Rattanani, Total Telecom, in Mumbai 27 March 2001 totaltele.com Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Tuesday launched its first wireless local loop service in Gurgaon, north of New Delhi, the first step in a nationwide rollout of CDMA-based WLL services by the company. The WLL service will allow limited mobility for subscribers in the area. The service launch comes as India's government announced rules for the allocation of WLL spectrum, with basic service operators starting with 2.5 megahertz of spectrum and moving up to 5 MHz as they roll out services. The government said in a statement that the initial 2.5 MHz spectrum would be allocated on the installation of a "point of presence," and subsequent allocation would be linked to rollout obligations. According to the guidelines for basic licenses, operators must achieve 15% coverage in the first two years, 40% by the end of three years and 80% by the end of five years from the granting of licenses. The government said failure to achieve this three-step plan could lead to companies forfeiting the right to use WLL spectrum. Any spectrum that is not effectively used would be withdrawn a year after allocation and reallocated to other firms, the government added. There was no immediate response from the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which has challenged the government decision to allow basic operators to offer limited mobile services based on WLL technology. The COAI petition is pending before the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). The government said its frequency allocation plan was subject to the final decision of TDSAT.