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To: bananawind who wrote (22095)	1/28/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Jeff Vayda	Respond to of 152472

jim frost: One phone does not make a line. Personally, I dont want anything to do with ugly thing. Qphone or no phone for me. I'm waiting for a blow out new Qphone. Might be a long wait, but I am in no hurry. Jeff Vayda

To: bananawind who wrote (22095)	1/28/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

But, they (Qualcomm) did not really announce it yet, did they ? This reminds me of when everyone sort of knew about wirelessknowledge, even though it had not been formally announced. Jon.

To: bananawind who wrote (22095)	1/28/1999 2:44:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Could Be Good For The Q> Mexico's Pegaso Plans to Sell Phones in Video Stores (Corrects) Mexico City, Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Upstart Mexican telephone company Pegaso Telecomunicaciones SA plans to sell its telephones through Mexico's largest video-rental company and tap its existing distribution network. Pegaso, which is 33 percent owned bySan Diego-based Leap Wireless International Inc., expects to start selling mobile and fixed-wireless telephones and pre-paid calling cards through Grupo Videovisa SA as soon as next month. ''This gives us a great opportunity to grow strong in the market and to achieve in a matter of months what our competition took years to achieve,'' said Alejandro Orvananos, vice chairman for Pegaso's commercial services, at a news conference. Access to Videovisa's 300 sales outlets and its estimated 1 million customers per month could help Pegaso gain a foothold in Mexico's wireless industry against competitors such as Grupo Iusacell SA and Telcel SA, the cellular unit of Telefonos de Mexico SA. Pegaso and Videovisa signed a letter of intent, the first step toward putting the agreement into practice. Neither company would give details. Pegaso has invested about $700 million of a planned $1.2 billion investment over five years to set up a fixed and mobile wireless nationwide network. It expects to start operating in Tijuana, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Setting up sales counters at Videovisa stores could also reduce distribution costs for Pegaso, allowing them to offer cheaper telephones, said Orvananos.