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To: Gary Korn who wrote (39914)	3/18/1998 6:19:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 61433

Teligent sees international opportunities in 1999 Reuters Story - March 18, 1998 17:40 %TEL %ENT %US TGNT %IN %BR %MX %LATAM %LDC %EMRG T V%REUTER P%RTR NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Teligent Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Alex Mandl said the company has held preliminary talks for various international opportunities that could emerge next year. "We clearly expect over time...that there will be many countries around the world where we can have an impact," Mandl told investors and analysts at Merrill Lynch's Seventh Annual Telecommunications CEO Conference in New York. Teligent plans to offer local and long distance telephone service, as well as data and Internet services, to small and medium-sized businesses using advanced digital wireless technology. Instead of using traditional copper wires or fiber optic cables, Teligent's wireless network will use digital radio signals. The company expects to enter 10 U.S. markets this year and an additional 20 markets next year. "As we demonstrate this type of capability in this part of the world, others around the world will see it as attractive," said Mandl, former AT&T Corp president. Teligent could pursue partnerships in developed countries where increased competition in telecommunications markets force companies to explore new systems. In developing countries, where there is limited telecommunications infrastructure in place, Teligent's fixed wireless system could be used to establish networks, he said. India, Brazil and Mexico are potentially attractive markets for Teligent, Mandl said.