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To: foundation who wrote (30781)	1/6/2003 11:09:17 AM
From: Cooters	Respond to of 196593

Ben, There was a promo(rebate offer) web page on Sprint's site that had the Nokia listed over the weekend, though the phone was never listed on their main page. But today, Poof!, the promo has been removed. Cooters

To: foundation who wrote (30781)	1/6/2003 11:26:12 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 196593

Ugh....a request by PCS to get a six month extention to their E-911 requirements. It seems pretty likely that the Nokia is the cause of the extension request. hraunfoss.fcc.gov On October 12, 2001, the Commission approved an Enhanced 911 (E911) Phase II compliance plan for Sprint Spectrum, L.P., d/b/a Sprint PCS (Sprint), which, among other conditions, requires Sprint to ensure that 100% of new digital handsets activated are locationcapable by December 31, 2002 and thereafter. 1 On December 20, 2002, Sprint filed a request for a six month extension of this deadline to June 30, 2003 to achieve the 100% activation goal (Waiver Request). 2 Sprint states that its previous record of meeting and exceeding Phase II deadlines demonstrates its commitment to providing Phase II service. 3 It argues that an extension of the § 20.18(g)(1)(iv) deadline is justified because of the impact of the recent market downturn on the communications industry and Sprint’s resulting loss of subscribers and negative subscriber growth rates. 4 Sprint asserts that, in this economic market, location-capable phones are at a competitive disadvantage because they are more expensive than non-location-capable phones and because Sprint believes that it cannot advertise the benefits of location-capable phones until more Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) can process 5 Sprint notes that the Commission has already granted longer extensions to competing carriers using the same technology, and argues that carriers in direct competition should be subject to similar Phase II deadlines to avoid market distortion. 6 Sprint anticipates that 100% of the phones it sells to distributors will be location-capable by March 31, 2003, but asserts that it will take additional time for distributors to sell out their remaining non-location-capable inventory.