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To: Trey McAtee who wrote (3087)	12/9/1997 3:50:00 PM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12468

<..present tech willnot allow a 38Ghz signal to xmit through a structure, so you are limited to line of sight.> Well, they aren't a PCS co. They are a CLEC. Their 38Ghz receives bandwidth dialtone through an antenna into a building. You use your normal phone. Rather than laying fiber (at $500K as per WCOM), the $30K gets an enterprise or business enclave/neighborhood bandwidth CLEC connections. <..i cant wait to see their actual deployment.> They HAVE revenues and are expanding like crazy (pouring everything back into their buildout) Steve

To: Trey McAtee who wrote (3087)	12/9/1997 4:42:00 PM
From: Patrick O'Connor	Respond to of 12468

Uhmm..either that or you might consider the laws of physics.

To: Trey McAtee who wrote (3087)	12/9/1997 10:37:00 PM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12468

<..so you are limited to line of sight...> The "point-to-multipoint" transmission model, apparently soon to be approved (if not already approved) seems to eliminate this concern: From the 11/13 tape: "...Another potential limitation on the technology is that it requires a line of sight between the two dishes that form a link. But, Van Dussen said an emerging strategy called "point-to-multipoint" - under which a single hub broadcasts transmissions to several other places without the line-of-sight requirement - might render such limitations moot...." Steve