Estimated Equipment/ Date and market
cost to handset service was Markets planned
Company Ownership Technology build network vendors launched for launch
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Corp. TDMA N/A Ericsson, Lucent/ N/A All markets
Ericsson, Lucent, Nokia in 1997
Airadigm Communications N/A GSM N/A Ericsson/Multiple N/A N/A
Americall International L.L.C. Thomas Roskos, Jr. and GSM $30 million AirNet/Multiple N/A All markets
private holdings in 1997
American Personal Communications Sprint Corp., Comcast Corp., GSM $100 million Ericsson, Nortel/ Nov. 15, 1995, N/A
Tele-Communications Inc. and Cox Communications Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola Baltimore/Washington, D.C.
American Portable Telecommunications Telephone and GSM N/A Nokia N/A All markets
Data Systems Inc. in 1Q 1997
Ameritech Wireless Communications Ameritech Corp. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BellSouth Mobility DCS BellSouth Corp., DukeNet Communications Inc., GSM $500 million Nortel/Motorola, Ericsson July 18, 1996, cities in North Carolina, Selected cities during
CaroNet and 30 independent companies Nokia, Nortel South Carolina and Tennessee next two years
Centennial de Puerto Rico Centennial Communications Corp. CDMA $50 million Lucent/Sony-Qualcomm N/A Puerto Rico in
4Q 1996
Cook Inlet Western Wireless PV/SS PCS Cook Inlet Telecommunications Inc. and GSM N/A N/A N/A All Oklahoma
limited partners markets in 1997
Chase Telecommunications Inc. N/A CDMA $200-$300 million N/A N/A All markets
in 1997
Communications International Corp. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Digi PH Communication N/A GSM $70 million N/A N/A All markets
(formerly Mobile Tri-States L.P.) in 1997
Eldorado Communications N/A N/A $12 million N/A N/A All markets
in 1997
GCI Communications Corp. General Communications Inc. PACS $50 million N/A N/A Alaska in 1997
GTE Macro Communications Corp. GTE Corp. CDMA N/A Motorola/ N/A Seattle, Cincinnati
Sony-Qualcomm and Spokane, Wash., in 1Q 1997
Intercel Inc. N/A GSM N/A Ericsson Oct. 11, 1996, Alabama All markets in
4Q 1996
Mercury PCS L.L.C. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A All markets
in 2Q 1997
Nextwave Telecom Inc. N/A CDMA $2 billion N/A N/A New York, Los Angeles-San Diego, Boston,
Houston and Washington, D.C. in 1997
Omnipoint Communications Inc. Omnipoint Corp. GSM/IS-661 $750 million Ericsson, Nortel/ N/A New York in
Sagem SA, Ericsson 1Q 1997
Pacific Bell Mobile Services Pacific Telesis Group GSM N/A Ericsson/Ericsson, Nov. 1, 1996, San Diego All markets
Mitsubishi in 1997
Pocket Communications Inc.N/A GSM N/A Ericsson, Siemens, Nortel/ N/A Las Vegas, Honolulu, Chicago, Detroit,N/A St. Louis and Dallas-Fort Worth in 1Q 1997
Carolina, Selected cities during
Poka Lambro PCS Inc. Poka Lambro Telephone Cooperative Inc. CDMA $40 million Motorola N/A All markets in 1997
PrimeCo Personal Communications AirTouch Communications Inc., CDMA $1 billion Lucent, Motorola/ N/A All markets in
Bell Atantic Corp, Nynex Corp. and U S West Media Group Sony-Qualcomm in 4Q 1996
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems SBC Communications Inc. TDMA N/A Ericsson Radio N/A N/A
Sprint PCS Sprint Corp. Tele-Communications Inc. CDMA $8 billion Lucent, Nortel/ N/A 15 to 20 markets
Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Sony-Qualcomm, Samsung in 4Q 1996
21st Century Telesis N/A PACS $250 million Siemens, NEC, Hughes, Panasonic, N/A South Bend, Ind., Jackson, Miss.,
Bellcore/Panasonic, NEC, Hughes and Syracuse, N.Y. in 1997
Western Wireless N/A GSM N/A Nortel, Nokia/ Feb. 28, 1996, Honolulu Oklahoma City, Des Moines Nokia, Motorola Quad-Cities in 4Q 1996, Denver in 1997.
Wiireless Ventures Inc. N/A CDMA $20 million N/A N/A All markets
in 3Q 1997
