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To: Ruffian who wrote (17872)	11/5/1998 4:33:00 PM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 152472

<<I saw that release, but can't confirm>> Michael: I have found no confirmation, either. ...Tim

To: Ruffian who wrote (17872)	11/5/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: mmeggs	Respond to of 152472

Here is a release: BOSTON (Dow Jones)--AT&T Corp. (T) plans to introduce a wireless telephone that will work in the U.S., Europe and Asia within the next two years, said CEO C. Michael Armstrong. Armstrong said he sees convergence of GSM, the cellular standard used in Europe and parts of Asia, and TDMA, the digital standard used by AT&T within the next 18 to 24 months. After a speech to business executives in Boston, Armstrong, who joined AT&T last year, said Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOKA) will be one of the companies that will produce AT&T's 'world phone.' He also said he hopes to have a manufacturing deal with Ericsson (ERICY), of Sweden. The idea of world phones has been catching as wireless companies try to cater to jet-setting wireless users. Currently, many travelers carry two or more phones, one they use in the U.S. and one for Europe and Asia. Recently, Omnipoint Corp. (OMPT), the main U.S. carrier to embrace Europe's GSM digital standard, began offering a world phone made by Bosch, of Germany. Armstrong said the new world phone would be able to communicate with about six digital and analog systems, enabling it to work in North America, Asia and Europe. Currently, AT&T offers a wireless handset for U.S. use that works with three bands - two digital and one analog -- that allows wireless use in most of the Currently, AT&T offers a wireless handset for U.S. use that works with three bands - two digital and one analog -- that allows wireless use in most of the country. The world phone would add three more bands used in Europe and Asia, Armstrong said.