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To: foundation who wrote (33132)	3/5/2003 2:04:07 PM
From: kech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196650

What is very interesting about Seybold's article is in the past he has always mentioned that there is no business model for data only services. He has always felt that Voice is first and Data could be gravy on top. His support for the reselling approach of Nextwave is kind of a turnaround, unless he meant that one could not be data-only without being a reseller. Interestingly enough, his argument for Nextwave is that in these capital constrained times, using Nextwave may actually be a capital and risk reducing approach to high speed data.

To: foundation who wrote (33132)	3/5/2003 2:17:52 PM
From: foundation	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 196650

FCC May Fine T-Mobile for Lacking Locator Capability Wednesday March 5, 2:05 pm ET By Mark Wigfield WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining T- Mobile International AG $1.25 million for being unable to make the general location of a wireless 911 call available to emergency responders, as required. The FCC found that in more than 450 instances, T-Mobile apparently lacked the capability after it was asked to provide the service by local 911 call centers. Wireless carriers were required to be capable of providing the phone number and location of a caller dialing 911 on a mobile phone. T-Mobile has the right to contest the fine before the FCC. The agency's announcement came on the same day two commissioners testified on Capitol Hill regarding the slow implementation of the second phase of E-911 capabilities. Those capabilities allow a 911 call to pinpoint the location of an emergency call, aiding rescue efforts. T-Mobile had no immediate comment on the proposed fine, but plans to issue a statement later. The FCC has required that all mobile-phone carriers be capable of pinpointing the location of a wireless 911 call by 2005, with interim deadlines along the way. While most carriers have met the deadlines for providing cell-site location, they requested extensions in late 2001 for other benchmarks leading to full location capability in 2005. In testimony before the Senate Communications subcommittee Wednesday, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said it's unlikely the FCC will let deadlines slip again. If carriers "come seeking extensions, we've got to think enforcement first," Mr. Adelstein said. The wireless E-911 problem is complicated by the fact that most local emergency call centers haven't been upgraded to receive location information. Meanwhile, strapped state governments have spent E-911 taxes meant to pay for the upgrades on other programs. Task forces on Capitol Hill and in the FCC have been formed to address the issue. Verizon Wireless Inc.'s general counsel, S. Mark Tuller, told the panel Wednesday that while his company is meeting its deadlines, local call centers are not. Verizon is a partnership between Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC . "There is a critical mismatch between the readiness that Verizon Wireless has achieved and the readiness of the other critical components of the E-911 system, " Mr. Tuller said. He said Verizon, in order to meet FCC deadlines, currently offers 10 different handsets capable of providing location information using the global positioning system, or GPS. "We pay our vendors a significant extra cost for this GPS chipset in the phone, which we cannot charge our customers because of the intensely competitive wireless pricing," he said. But because local call centers, known as PSAPs, aren't equipped to receive the information, "The GPS phones we are selling today will be retired and thrown away before most PSAPs can be made ready," Mr. Tuller said. "This is shocking public policy," he said. biz.yahoo.com

To: foundation who wrote (33132)	3/5/2003 2:48:56 PM
From: pcstel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 196650

" If they resell EV-DO on NextWave's network they can conserve their own spectrum for voice and slower-speed data and probably handle their current and future voice traffic with spectrum they already have." No, No, No! That's all wrong! Same argument went for Globalstar. Why build the infrastructure into "the sticks" when you can resell services and coverage provided by Globalstar. There are very few applications that require EV-DO speeds. Companies that thought there was gold in the Wireless DSL business are stillborn or out of business. Companies like ComDev and Soma! The largest application for EV-DO is Push to Talk VOIP. In three years PTT services may well eclipse the use of traditional cellular services here in the US. It's not the quantity of data required for a single PTT session. But, more so the quantity of simultaneous PTT sessions that will occur in a given sector. The quantity of these transactions will require Large amounts of data bandwidth in Urban Areas. In Europe, PTT will have to use EDGE to be effectively implemented. Which may take years to reach commercial availability. This provides Qualcomm and EV-DO a unique opportunity to provide European and worldwide GSM Operators a turn key solution via EV-DO for PTT services. PTT is the ultimate 3G application in the near term. The best business decision for Nextwave to follow is to build a homogeneous GSM/GPRS network and wholesale airtime to the likes of Cingular and T-Mobile and even AWE. There is no business case for Nextwave building a EV-DO network for re-sale... PCSTEL