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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (131675)	11/3/2003 8:57:45 PM
From: Dexter Lives On	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Art, They are NOT my comments; I have no problems. The whole point of the article (see Title) is the EXPORT of TD-SCDMA. The comments are entirely from Siemens - I'm sure folks here will ascribe a rose-colored interpretation. Color me UNSURPRISED!! I think it's fairly clear Siemens intends to pay NO ROYALTIES on TD-SCDMA - whether intended for domestic or export markets. Rob

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (131675)	11/4/2003 6:44:08 AM
From: Cooters	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

In this case, of course China will save on royalty fees because anything using TD-SCDMA will pay royalties to QUALCOMM at the lower domestic rate negotiated with QUALCOMM (around 2.5 percent instead of the usual approx. 5 percent). Not that I am aware of. I don't remember this agreement applying to anything but CDMA2000, plus it included sole sourcing of chipsets to QCOM. There is no such agreement for TD-SCDMA. As for lower royalties, I am sure the Chinese intend to barter with the WCDMA patent holders and maybe the GSM patent holders. Remember, China brings nothing to the WCDMA negotiating table. As always, everyone pays QCOM.