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To: Q8tfreebe who wrote (144460)8/23/2006 4:31:30 PM
From: JohnG  Respond to of 152472
 
Q8tfreebe -- I agree with your conclusion.



To: Q8tfreebe who wrote (144460)8/23/2006 4:56:40 PM
From: rkral  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 152472
 
>> "The question to ask is why would QCOM ever license Nokia to use its GPRS/EDGE IPR in stand alone GSM handsets when that would just enable GSM to better compete with CDMA / W-CDMA and delay the ultimate migration from GSM to a technology which generates a roylaty for QCOM." <<

Assuming QCOM has IPR applicable to GSM/GPRS/EDGE handsets, it is obligated to license that IPR on FRANDly terms because it agreed to do so as part of its ETSI membership.