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To: JMD who wrote (24276)	3/16/1999 5:33:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

JMD, don't forget HDTV which Q! was working on yonks ago. That might be a skunkworks project which suddenly comes busting out at the right time. CinneComm isn't new either. That was in the works way back but not mentioned much. Q! HDTV might make CineComm trivial. Re European Politicians in trouble. One good thing; Cresson: The former French prime minister was first in the firing line. Good riddance to her - Mitterand's sychophantic little poodle if I remember rightly. Hopefully they will be sorted out as part of the 3G comprehensive settlement of all issues Q! is working on. Mqurice Message 8337978 A general rant on The Greenhouse Effect. Warning = long boring post by your intrepid correspondent in the Gilder Republican Zone.

To: JMD who wrote (24276)	3/16/1999 9:09:00 AM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Mike - This [CineComm] is just an enormously exciting CDMA application that nobody banked on, and that could wind up having some serious financial firepower in the bargain. Actually CineComm has nothing to do with CDMA per se. The technology that Qualcomm brings to this is video compression technology similar to that used in DVD and HDTV. Just FYI. Clark

To: JMD who wrote (24276)	3/16/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: Harvey Rosenkrantz	Respond to of 152472

Here is a note to remind us about the market for CineComm created because of film piracy. BUSINESS TIP OF THE DAY: PIRACY PROTEST FOR HONG KONG CINEMAS. If you're in Hong Kong tomorrow (Wednesday), don't plan to take in a film. Every movie theatre in Hong Kong will close for the day to protest rampant movie piracy that they say is costing them tens of millions of dollars a year. According to the Associated Press, theatre managers say closing down for the day will cost them US$192,000 in lost business -- a small price to pay to raise awareness of the piracy that cuts deeply into their profits. Actors, directors and singers will join the protest, said the AP. Groups will march on government offices to demand action against intellectual property violations, which are also blamed for eliminating thousands of jobs in Hong Kong. Pirated copies of CDs, videos, computer software and Hollywood movies are available around the region for a fraction of their retail cost, and often are available before the legitimate products make it to stores and movie theatres. ( Mar. 15)

To: JMD who wrote (24276)	3/16/1999 10:45:00 AM
From: bananawind	Respond to of 152472

All, Iusacell/Mexico demand greater than expected.(Bold emphasis mine) MEXICO CITY, March 15 (Reuters) - Mexican cellphone company Grupo Iusacell said on Monday it had completed a $61 million capital infusion from its two main shareholders, Grupo Peralta and U.S. phone firm Bell Atlantic to fund network growth. "This new equity has been and continues to be used to fund additional analog and CDMA digital network investments and handset purchases needed to support higher than expected cellular subscriber growth and increasing demand for digital services," the company said in a statement. The equity infusion took place in two stages, with the first tranche of $30 million having been closed in December and the second $31 million tranche completed earlier this month, it said. Iusacell also said it was seeking to expand a rights offer to public shareholders to an equivalent of about $15.7 million, "market conditions permitting," and its rights offer would take its shares to 1.3 billion from 1.091 billion shares originally. Iusacell said both the equity infusion and the rights offer expansion were subject to approval by the U.S. and Mexican governments.