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To: Mike Nelson who wrote (5038)	3/6/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

Mike, The only big advantage that NXTL has is its Roaming. I don't know how the coverage of Nextel compares to those of say Sprint or PrimeCo, but my guess is that if Nextel has advantage now, it will disappear soon. I think the competition has deeper pockets. The advantage that Bell Atlantic offers is that it is using the standard technologies unlike the Motorola proprietary stuff that NXTL uses. I think you hit the nail on the head. The worldide subscriber count of PCS users will be in 100s of millions worldwide in next 5 years. The selection of handsets and various gadgets for PCS systems will far surpass that of Nextel. Nokia is already offering a phone/PDA. Sony is coming out with something called Cosmo. 3Com will have a way to use the PalmPilot with PCS standards. Joe