InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Desert dweller]

Question regarding actual and estimated 3g handset sales for Sammy from April 2006, the date Nokia's 3g obligation begins till 2012. Data, Ed, Olddog or anyone else have what amounts to a realistic estimate for number of 3g handsets Sammy is expected to sell during this time period?

We know approximately what is owed for 2g and if we have the estimated handsets they will sell over this 6 year period, individually we could apply whatever figure we feel comfortable with to estimate what is a reasonable amount Sammy will owe us whether it is Tom Carpentar's low end estimate of $.50/phone or Mickey's dream of $2/phone or somewhere in between. I know they actually owe for all 3g products going back much farther than April 2006 but in a settlement both sides give up something and to me the above would be a reasonable basis for forming the estimate of money due from Sammy.

Sammy owes roughly $200 million for 2g due to the arbitration so add to that the estimate of what will be owed based on the number of estimated devices to be sold and we can come up with a reasonable figure IMO. Thanks and let's hope IDCC's shareholder stimulus arrives next week. This waiting is driving me nuts.