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To: Saturn V who wrote (856)	10/4/2007 7:59:07 AM
From: JAPG	Respond to of 1002

If you are interested in WIMAX, have a look at Wi-Lan, they have the most relevant portfolio of WIMAX patents: wi-lan.com Take care JAPG

To: Saturn V who wrote (856)	10/10/2007 8:58:36 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1002

Sprint's WiMax dilemma By Marguerite Reardon news.com Story last modified Wed Oct 10 04:00:02 PDT 2007 If Wall Street pundits get their way, Sprint Nextel's next CEO will put the brakes on plans for a new, high-speed wireless network. But such a move, while no doubt cutting costs, could condemn the struggling company to also-ran status. After months of declining subscriber numbers, Sprint Nextel announced Monday that CEO Gary Forsee had stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer. Forsee's departure had been a long time coming, as investors, upset over the company's poor performance, had been pressuring the company's board of directors to make a change at the top. Among investors' biggest concerns is Sprint's plan to build a next-generation wireless network using a technology called WiMax. The company has committed itself to spending $5 billion in the next three years to build the network, with about $2 billion of that money earmarked to be spent in the next year to get WiMax coverage to about 100 million people by the end of 2008. ...