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<br />CIr1 J; ~13~1trV\ /'Yji- t1Jd5~ <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />Joel Heckman <br /> <br />From: <br />To: <br /> <br />Cc: <br /> <br />Sent: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />"John Tonding" <John.Tonding@co.anoKa.mn.us> <br /><ROt DJP@aol.com>;<Rondot 08@aol.com>; <bmakela@centenniallakespd.com>; <br /><clewis@centenniallakespd.com>; <Jheckman@centenniallakespd.com>; <br /><e.r.peterson@ci.anoka.mn. us>; <j:b.babcock@ci.anoka.mn.us>; <s.m.nolan@ci.anoka.mn.us>; <br /><dhallberg@ci.blaine.mn.us>; <djohnson@ci.blaine.mn.us>; <dszykulski@ci.blaine.mn.us>; <br /><Cheray.Olson@ci.columbia-heighls.mn.us>; <John.Rogers@ci.columbia-heights.mn.us>; <br /><Tom.Johnson@ci.columbia-heights.mn.us>; <Bluml@ci.coon-rapids.mn.us>; <br /><Hawley@ci.coon-rapids.mn.us>; <wellS@ci.coon-rapids.mn.us>; <Creslikr@ci.fridley.mn.us>; <br /><SallmanD@cLfridley.mn.us>; <stevensr@ciJridley .mn.us>; <dguslafson@ci.ramsey.mn.us>; <br /><JKA TERS@cLramsey.mn.us>; <tdwyer@ci.ramsey.mn.us>; <dloth@cLspring-lake- <br />park.mn.us>; "Andre Champagne" <Andre.Champagne@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Bruce Andersohn" <br /><Bruce.Andersohn@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Robert Johnson" <RMJohnso@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Tim <br />Sink" <Tim.Sink@co.anoka.mn.us>; "William Plessel" <Wiiliam.Plessel@co.anoka.mn.us>; <br /><bfroh1 01@hotmail.com>; <poolclay@hotmail.com>; <dub143@msn.com>; <br /><gmmichurski@msn.com>; <hammes1 05@msn.com>; <kstrege@pd.ci.iino-Iakes.mn.us>; <br /><jkeating2002@yahoo.com> <br />"Chuck Jacky" <Chuck.Jacky@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Gordy Hughes" <br /><Gordy.Hughes@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Jan Jensen" <Jan.Jensen@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Jani BialKe" <br /><JanLBialke@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Kyle Blum" <Kyle.Blum@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Linda Hanson" <br /><Linda.Hanson@co.anoka.mn.us>; "Shelley Peetz" <Shelley.Peelz@co.anoka.mn.us> <br />Thursday, September 26,200212:20 PM <br />AT&T decision on CDPO <br /> <br />I have recently heard that AT&T has plans to announce, at the IACP <br />Conference next week, that they will be discontinuing the provision of <br />CDPD (cellular digital packet data, the network our current mobile data <br />system uses). The last date for CDPD will be June 30,2004. They will <br />also announce that no new CDPD devices will be activated after March 31, <br />2003. <br /> <br />In its place, AT&T will be offering a new data service, called GPRS <br />(general packet radio service). GPRS is like CDPD, in that it is an <br />Internet Protocol network. <br /> <br />At this point, all of the details are not known. We do know the <br />following; <br /> <br />GPRS promises to be much faster than CDPD - perhaps 5 times as fast. <br />It will be roughly comparable to a home dial up internet connection, <br />perhaps 50 kbps, as opposed to 10 to IS kbps on CDPD. This increased <br />speed holds the potential to permit our mobile data system to do more <br />things, such as image transfer. <br /> <br />The pricing plan for GPRS has not been determined. If it is priced by <br />the volume of data sent and received, and we continue to only send text <br />a!ld limited graphics on our system, the price will likely be lower than <br />CDPD: AT&T is probably banking on the fact that public safety users <br />will see the advantages of using the higher speeds to enhance their data <br />systems. AT&T officials I spoke with are guessing that some flat rate <br />pricing will be available by the time CDPD is discontinued. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9126/2002 <br />.62, __ <br />