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To: bananawind who wrote (11762)	6/24/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: bananawind	Respond to of 152472

Brazil WLL... mangled translation from SABI, but you gotta like those numbers. Trends in the wireless telecoms market June 24, 1998 Brazil - SABI via NewsEdge Corporation : Telecoms equipment producers expect the privatization of Telebras holding to boost the WLL terminals segment to a volume of business around US$8bil. Lucent Technologies already started WLL equipment production, while NEC, Nokia, and Samsung does nto discard moves into the business. The Brazilian telecommunications expansion programme predicts 40mil fixed telephone terminals until year 2003, adding 24mil lines, olf which 1/3 likely to adopt WLL technology, that requires cheap investments and allows fast implementation. Meanwhile, PCN, a joint venture teaming Inepar, Vicunha, and Millicom Kinnezik is ready to move into WLL operations. It has already got licenses in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela. In Argentina it should invest initially US$100mil through the subsidiary Telelatina. In Colomgia PCN is associated with IFC and CellStar in Interloop Telecomunicacoes, to invest US$100mil in 1998 and US$1bil over the next ten years. In Venezuela Inepar associated with Elca and N!ortel. -0- Source: Gazeta Mercantil Page: c3 Date: June 22, 1998 Country: Brazil Product: Telecommunications Equipment Company: Lucent Technologies ; PCN Event: Market Information SABI (South American Business Information) [Copyright 1998, Comtex]