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To: Eric L who wrote (2189)	4/27/2002 3:17:01 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

re: 116th Commercial GPRS Launch (Argentina's Personal) ... a flip from TDMA (TIM a shareholder). Last year, Entel PCS of Chile, majority owned by Telecom Italia, launched 2.5G services over a GPRS network. >> Argentina's Personal Launches GPRS In Country's Capital April 25, 2002 Global Wireless Buenos Aires Argentina's Telecom Personal commercially introduced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, provided by Ericsson, in the city of Buenos Aires, becoming the first provider in Argentina with 2.5-generation (2.5G) services. In January, the cellular operator surprised the market by launching a GSM network in the city for the first time, after previously operating TDMA technology. The decision to migrate toward GSM/GPRS stemmed from the approach taken by the shareholders Telecom Italia and France Télécom, as well as the recommendation made by U.S. operator AT&T Wireless Services, which is transitioning its TDMA network to GSM/GPRS technology. "We had meetings with AT&T to understand what their strategy was, and we were left with no doubt that the future was GPRS," said Eduardo de Luca, manager of voice and data of Telecom Personal. Last year, Entel PCS of Chile, majority owned by Telecom Italia, launched 2.5G services over a GPRS network. The Argentine operator's offer includes voice and data services at 40 kilobits per second (kbps), as well as the possibility of always being connected and paying only for the quantity of data transmitted. The only terminal for sale for the service is the Ericsson R520. Although Telecom declared itself in default early in April, the investment to build this GSM/GPRS network was included in its global plan of US$284 million invested between 2000 and 2001. << - Eric -