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To: tradeyourstocks who wrote (100314)	6/12/2001 10:41:36 PM
From: cfoe	Respond to of 152472

they are not suggesting that people rush out and buy 1x phones when they become available Although I would have thought they would want to take advantage of the capacity increase, this may be their way of creating a smooth transition to 1X. If you read the TeleClick article I referenced yesterday, creating a smooth the transition to this new technology seemed like a high priority for the CTO.

To: tradeyourstocks who wrote (100314)	6/13/2001 9:05:11 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

The only thing I can come with is Sprints desire to keep phone prices down so they can limit their rebate programs. At least in theory....the price delta for 1x handsets shouldnt be very large. I think the estimate has been for $20-$30. If I remember correctly, PCS seeded the market with wireless web enabled handsets before they actually launched service....not sure why they wont do the same for 1x. If you look at the FCC filings....there is a long line of non-1x handsets which are still waiting to be launched. Most worrisome, I'm not sure that there are any 1x handsets which have been approved. I'm starting to wonder how widespread PCS's 1x launch will be this year. A small launch right before Christmas would be a major dissapointment. Slacker