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To: JGoren who wrote (20204)	12/21/1998 6:54:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

JGoren, In my opinion Increases The Focus. Its interesting, money is money, but Ericy money is different than Lu, Mentally. Regards, Michael P.s Lu Hasn't made that Big Move yet, Wonder whats keeping them?

To: JGoren who wrote (20204)	12/21/1998 6:57:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

The French Have An Opinion On 3G> ecember 21, 1998 France Telecom joins in standardization effort PARIS—France Telecom Mobiles announced it will join a group of 10 carriers formed to promote standardization of third-generation mobile communications systems. The group represents one of the first times carriers have expressed opinions on the 3G process and technologies. Members of the group include France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Telia Mobile AB, Telecom Italia Mobile, Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte. Ltd., SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. and Sonera Ltd. ‘‘Given the globalization trend in the society and economy, the ideal is to establish a worldwide mobile communications platform based on a single technical standard,'' read a France Telecom statement. ‘‘To date, meetings amongst operators have been actively promoted in a bid to forge a consensus on the technologies and systems for a single standard, and the operators have provided their utmost efforts to this end.'' The group said it will work toward a reduction in the number of Radio Transmission Technologies and enhance commonality among the different RTTs. To achieve those goals, the group said it hopes to allow easier implementation of multimode terminals and pursue economies of scale. ‘‘The issue of intellectual property rights is ultimately to be handled and resolved among the IPR holders, which should be discussed separately from the standardization activities at ITU,'' said the statement. ‘‘In any case, licenses regarding the use of IPR should be granted on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions. ‘‘The parties concerned are urged to deepen their discussions on the technical contents of relevant patents, so that the present regrettable situation can be overcome at an early stage.'' The group is urging the International Telecommunication Union to stay on track to decide key radio transmission parameters by March and detailed specifications by December 1999. RCR NEWS