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Infrastructure contracts

Following are mobile contracts for December 2003:

Alcatel

Canada. With Telus Mobility for a cross-Canada communications backbone infrastructure.

Value: Undisclosed

China. With China Unicom for multiple expansion contracts.

Value: $40 million

Hungary. With Westel as the sole supplier of an EDGE system.

Value: Undisclosed

Malaysia. With Maxis Communications for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA gear.

Value: Undisclosed

Taiwan. With Far EasTone for a 3G W-CDMA network expansion.

Value: Undisclosed

Ukraine. With Kyivstar GSM as the sole supplier of GSM/GPRS EDGE equipment.

Value: Undisclosed

Huawei

Hong Kong. With Sunday Communications for an end-to-end W-CDMA network.

Value: Undisclosed, but deal includes vendor financing

Nokia

Philippines. With Globe Telecom for GSM/EDGE equipment for a network expansion.

Value: Undisclosed

Russia. With VimpelCom for an EDGE-capable GSM/GPRS network expansion in the central and northwest regions.

Value: $70 million

Singapore. With MobileOne for the second phase of its W-CDMA network rollout and an GSM/GPRS enhancement.

Value: Undisclosed

Nortel Networks

Jamaica. With Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd. for a GSM islandwide network.

Value: $173 million (includes subcontracts)

Pakistan. With Pak Telecom Mobile Ltd. for a GSM 900 MHz expansion of the Ufone network.

Value: $56 million

Siemens

Argentina. With Telecom Personal to expand its GSM network and offer EDGE support.

Value: Undisclosed

Burkina Faso. With Telmob to expand its GSM network for 50,000 new customers.

Value: Undisclosed

Iraq. With Asia-Cell for a GSM network expansion in northern Iraq.

Value: Undisclosed

Nigeria. With Globacom Ltd. for a GSM network in northern Nigeria, along with a nationwide optical network and fixed-line networks in southwest Nigeria.

Value: triple-digit millions of euros for all networks

Pakistan. With Pak Telecom Mobile Ltd. for a GSM 900 MHz expansion of the Ufone network in 29 cities.

Value: $26 million

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