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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (6013)	5/8/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: Al Gutkin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

Based upon the AT&T's CEO, no roaming anywhere in the country, sign me up. Based upon his presentation, for the geezers that watch CNBC, AT&T is the place to be. Al G., sometime in the right place, mostly lost.

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (6013)	5/8/1998 7:47:00 PM
From: Rob Prickett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10227

John, RE: Nextel Coverage, The Nextel 1997 10-K says that, as of 31 December, Nextel digital service covered 75 of the top 100 U.S. markets, corresponding to 65% of the U.S. population (which was about 270 Million a few years ago). The 1998 Q1 report says that for that period, Nextel increased digital markets to 79 of 100 top U.S. markets. Since the additional 4% is probably less dense that the initial markets, guess that end-of-Q1 coverage corresponds to about 67%. (Interestingly, last number I heard a few years ago, cable TV was available to about 67% of the U.S. households. A comparison with the all the years cable has been deploying demonstrates the power of wireless). I don't know the corresponding digital coverage numbers for Sprint, AT&T, etc. Also, whether those companies own outright or are in partnering / leasing agreements. Anyone that could point me to sources for that information, I'd appreciate it. Rob, Long Nextel