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To: Jeff Vayda who wrote (15001)	9/14/1998 11:57:00 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

CDMA announcements still for areas in the sticks, but the sticks seem to be getting closer to major US pops! (gg) DALLAS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In a three year, US$4 million contract, Nortel ([ Northern Telecom ] ) (NYSE: NT/TSE: NTL) will supply Wireless II, L.L.C with switching and base station equipment that will provide fixed and mobile telephone service using cdmaOne (IS-95 CDMA) digital wireless technology. Wireless II, which operates as Nebraska Wireless Telephone Company (NWTC), is a PCS licensee owned by six independent operating companies (IOC). The company will initially build 1900 MHz CDMA networks in Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte and Norfolk, Nebraska. By installing Nortel's flexible DMS-100 Wireless switch, NWTC is well positioned to offer an array of services off the single switching platform. The switch will be used to offer wireless and competitive local exchange service in NWTC's PCS markets as well as in markets where the IOC partners presently operate. NWTC is targeting business and residential users interested in an alternative to communication services from the incumbent wireline and wireless carriers. CDMA coverage in Nebraska is expected to further expand as other wireless operators lease switching capacity from NWTC and host radios covering adjacent market regions. "Not only will NWTC be able to provide service to customers seeking a high-quality mobility offering, but we will furnish business and residential customers with a reliable, fixed wireless service at a competitive price," said Randy Blair, chief executive officer, Wireless II LLC. "Our wireless approach is unique and opens the door to many further communication opportunities." Nortel CDMA digital networks are in service or under construction in more than 80 cities around the world, serving more than a million subscribers. Nortel has shipped more than 5,000 CDMA base stations in just over 18 months in full production. Wireless II, L.L.C is a PCS licensee providing wireless communications services under the name Nebraska Wireless Telephone Company to the cities of Norfolk, Grand Island, Kearney and North Platte, Nebraska. SOURCE Northern Telecom Limited (Copyright 1998) _____via IntellX_____ Publication Date: September 14, 1998 Powered by NewsReal's IndustryWatch