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(COMTEX) B: SAMSUNG, LG CHOSEN AS PRIORITY PROVIDERS FOR SK IMT'S W-CDMA

SEOUL, Jan 21, 2003 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- SK IMT, one of the nation's two
asynchronous-mode IMT-2000 licensees, said Tuesday it has selected Samsung
Electronics (KSE:05930) and LG Electronics (KSE:66570) as priority equipment
providers for the Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) service.

"We selected the two out of five, including Nokia, Nortel Networks and Alcatel,
after reviewing their letters of intent," the company said.

The third generation (3G) mobile phone service subsidiary of SK Telecom will
consult with the last two candidates over conditions, compatibility between
equipment or service functions as well as a function to work with the dual-band
dual-mode, in order to choose the winner.

The nation's No. 1 mobile phone service operator SK Telecom plans to statutorily
merge with SK IMT in April and launch the commercial W-CDMA services in
September or October.

Meanwhile, KT ICOM, the other asynchronous IMT-2000 licensee and 3G mobile unit
of the nation's fixed-line telecom giant KT, had started building W-CDMA
networks with LG Electronics in September.

KT will merge with KT ICOM and is scheduled to begin the test service in April
and the commercial service in June.

(Yonhap)

(C) 2003 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd

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