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To: slacker711 who wrote (18710)	3/10/2002 1:47:33 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

Slacker, << FWIW....the regional numbers look about right. >> I thought so also. Tell ya what though. Based on the sub numbers, I'm a little leery of the 75 million units handset number (which I think was stated as shipments) which would put replacments at 44 million units or 59% of sales and replacement by 54% of the 2000 year ending user base. - Eric -

To: slacker711 who wrote (18710)	3/10/2002 11:22:56 PM
From: S100	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

South Korea’s Mobile Market at Critical Mass As handset subsidies for new subscribers has been frozen, the growth of the cellular market has continued with rapidity, as South Korean cellular operators recorded almost 30 mil. subscribers to their services at the end of February. by William Morrison Friday, March 08, 2002 The number of subscribers to mobile phone services in South Korea (pop. 48 mil.) is coming close to breaching the 30 mil. barrier as cellcos registered 29.67 mil. subscribers at the end of February. That’s up 1.5%, or 434k from January. The carriers said that they felt that the services had been propelled by an abundance of promotions for different services and aggressive marketing across the board from different companies trying to outsell each other. South Korea’s leading cellco, SK Telecom, has secured around 15.57 mil. subscribers to its services. That represents a hike in subs by 239k from January. Second biggest cellular operator KTF recorded 9.76 mil. subscribers, whilst the LG Telecom had 4.32 mil. users registered to its services. LG Telecom has actually felt the pressure from the leading cellcos aggressive marketing strategies as its market share fell by around 1% from January to February. The government instigated a ban on the cellcos offering users subsidies on mobile phones because of the unfair competition that this was creating, as well as a huge debt pile it created as companies simply refused to back down in pricing wars. At the moment, subsidies can be extended to existing customers, with only new customers unable to benefit from them. Whilst that may prevent a glut of newcomers hiking the market shares of established companies, subsidies from existing users prevents any churn as customers are less likely to move freely between operators. inside.com{677DE00F-8745-4B84-9DA2-4B26ADFCAD46}

To: slacker711 who wrote (18710)	3/11/2002 11:06:38 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Nokia To Launch At Least 4 Phones On Tuesday - Report biz.yahoo.com STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK - news) (NOK) plans to unveil at least four new models Tuesday at the CeBIT technology fair in Germany , a Swedish telecommunications newsletter reported Monday, citing industry sources. ADVERTISEMENT Telekom Online said the models would include follow-ups to Nokia's 6310 and 9210 models, as well as a new phone aimed at gaming enthusiasts. In an interview, Telekom Online editor Mats Sjoedin said the 9210i will, like the 9210 Communicator, have a color screen. But he said the other three phones would not, and he said he was not aware of any plans by Nokia to introduce other color screen models on Tuesday. Sjoedin said the details on the new phones had come from retailers and manufacturers in the industry. Nokia spokesman Tapio Hedman declined to comment on the report. Finland -based Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones. It has said it plans to begin shipping more than 20 new phone models in the first half of 2002, but has so far unveiled only 14 of those phones, which include its 7650 model, which will have a color screen and a built-in digital camera. Nokia has been expected to launch new color-screen phones to counter Telefon AB LM Ericsson's (ERICY) color-screen T68 model, which Ericsson says has sold briskly since its introduction last year. The absence of a new color screen model in Tuesday's line-up would likely be a disappointment to investors. In addition to the 9210i, Telekom Online said Nokia is likely to unveil the 6310i, which will be the company's first triple-band model, allowing it to be used in both the U.S. and Europe; the 3410, a follow-up to the 3330 that will be aimed at game enthusiasts and will support Enhanced Messaging Services; and the 3510, which will support Multimedia Messaging.