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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 12:03:46 -0500

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       Emerging Technologies
              [Image]Microsoft to release CDMA software
                     The software company today is expected to
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              [Image]FCC plan could alter phone landscape
                     The FCC is gearing up to vote on a proposed
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