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To: Klingerg who wrote (2517)	6/2/1998 2:25:00 PM
From: M. Frank Greiffenstein	Respond to of 11417

Interesting, Klingerg... Nice find. One thought that comes to mind is that the majority of PC users have no feel for "bits of information" the way that they do for time. It is easier to plan how much time you will spend on the computer than it is to plan how many bits. I predict a very wary response. In fact, this would defeat the purpose of "rent to own." How do you detemrine how many "bits" is a sufficient sample of a rpogram to detemrine if you need it? Which bits do you want? I agree however, that this is exactly the same concept as WAVE meter. The news definitely validates WAVX's market. DocStone

To: Klingerg who wrote (2517)	6/2/1998 2:29:00 PM
From: andrew peterson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

If all this meter does is count bits, indiscriminate of what the content is, then it's probably not a patent violation or a threat. Hell, counting bits is simple -- it's a program any two-bit programmer could probably create in a few hours. I don't know the details, but it sounds to me like what's different here is that this system is measuring time on-line in a different way. That's really different than buying electronic content through a meter. I'd be interested to hear more about it though -- especially if the system distinguishes between different types of content.

To: Klingerg who wrote (2517)	6/3/1998 8:54:00 AM
From: Klingerg	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 11417

RE: Sprint's "New Paradigm" Communications Services Model....Well I guess that this thought generated some interest as evidenced by the number of posts on the subject. As to what Wave thinks, stay tuned. It seems some folks on the "Street" thought enough of the concept to contact Wave. Here is my response to an e-mail I sent to David Collins at Jaffoni & Collins...... "Well I guess this, I can't call you crazy, for I had the exact response to the article. I faxed it to Peter Sprague. The concept is identical, the device of their own design ($2 billion?). Wave has always viewed telephony as an application for the WaveMeter and with the convergence of telephony and the Internet etc., we seem to be getting closer to such a possibility. I have inquired of management their reactions/respose to the Sprint news. My view is that it is very positive to have a company of Sprint's caliber investing in a concept that is so similar to that of WAVX. It can't hurt us in getting PC OEM's over the hurdle of adoption. As we've solved many of the issues to address secure content delivery, I don't view them as a threat. I'll forward to you management comments regarding the Sprint approach. Regards, David C. Collins" The thing that I find incredible is that Sprint spent $2 Billion on something which appears to resemble what Wave already has done. If this is the case communication at the corporate level must be awful. I hope we all try to further the word on Wave. So lets all keep looking for new, helpful information for all of us investors.