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To: Clarksterh who wrote (1791)	4/16/1999 10:55:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Telstra has this weird network - I think they bought it from Motorola, I'm not sure. They have about 30 phone models on their "not compatible" list. It has hit pretty hard companies like Alcatel and Siemens - the high-end Sony models are in the same situation. Nokia has the key 5110, 6110 and 6150 models on the compatible list, it might take some months to get the stamp of approval for 8810. Anyway, Optus and Vodaphone run GSM networks in Australia that don't have Telstra's compatibility problems - Telstra has less than 50% of the GSM market. What's interesting is how Telstra's GSM business has been booming just before their AMPS customers are supposed to start moving to CDMA - Telstra's GSM arm just surpassed 2 million subscribers and is gaining market share. Apparently plenty of consumers are jumping into existing GSM networks instead of waiting for the CDMA roll-out as Telstra planned. Tero