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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (20004)	12/18/1998 12:29:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Tero, Merry Humbug> sung Hutchison Telecom Australia Summary: 9:15:56 AM 12/18/98 Samsung will supply $210M worth of CDMA network gear to Hutchison Telecom Australia Ltd. for installation in Sydney and Melbourne. Construction should be completed by March 2000. Terms of the contract also have Samsung providing handsets, ongoing technical and maintenance support, and additional equipment to expand the system during the next eight years. Reported by Newsbytes. Further information available via RoboReply. Full Article: HONG KONG, CHINA, 1998 DEC 17 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Hutchison Telecom Australia Ltd. has awarded to Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. a US$210 million contract for the delivery and installation of a full CDMA wireless communications system for the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. The contract, which was announced today, was signed at Hutchison Telecom's head office in Hong Kong last week and construction of the cellular system will be completed by March 2000. As well as supplying and installing the CDMA network Samsung will supply handsets and provide ongoing technical and maintenance support and additional equipment to expand the system over eight years. Hutchison Telecom Australia has over 300,000 paging, cellular re-sale, Internet and wireless customers in Australia. The CDMA investment will increase the company's customer base substantially. Samsung Electronics has also announced it has been selected as a communications partner for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The Korean company hopes the added exposure will pave the way for further export of CDMA systems in the Americas, China, Southeast Asia and Pacific Rim markets. Reported By Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (20004)	12/18/1998 12:32:00 PM
From: mmeggs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Tero: If W-CDMA will be the one to "do it right", how do you reconcile this with the fact that independent studies are showing cdma2000 has efficiency and capacity advantages over your country's magnanimous gift to humanity?

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (20004)	12/18/1998 12:36:00 PM
From: Valueman	Respond to of 152472

Excuse me for a moment while I clean up the low-priced banana I just projectile vomited after reading this post.