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To: kech who wrote (25400)	3/28/1999 1:46:00 PM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

I think you have answered your own question. Why would ERICY spend money on developing WCDMA when it is going to end up costing them the same in royalties as CDMA2000? They would be better off in Developing CDMA2000 further and getting paid for value added. As far as CDMAone is concerned Ericy is reportedly investing a billion dollars in CDMAone and hiring over 1000 experts in the technology. They have every incentive to maximize a return on investment. They will approach their alternative businesses on their respective returns. They know that GSM is a legacy business and will have enough sense not to advise their customers to install obsolete technology.