ADVISORY/University of California San Diego Now Accepting Applications for the CDMA Development Group's Annual Scholarships.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Thursday (Dec. 3-5)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDMA Development Group

WHAT:         The CDMA Development Group (CDG) (www.cdg.org) today
              announced that the University of California San Diego
              (UCSD) is currently accepting applications for the
              association's annual scholarships for the UCSD Extension
              CDMA Engineering Certificate Program. The scholarships,
              in the amount of $1,000 each, are designed for students
              new to the wireless industry who are looking to enhance
              their careers by learning about CDMA technologies. This
              year's scholarship recipients will be announced during
              the opening session of the 2002 CDMA Americas Congress,
              on Dec. 3, 2002, at the San Diego Convention Center in
              San Diego.

WHO:          The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade
              association formed to foster the worldwide development,
              implementation and use of cdmaOne(TM) and CDMA2000. The
              110 member companies of the CDG include many of the
              world's largest wireless operators and equipment
              manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG
              include development of CDMA features and services,
              public relations, education and seminars, regulatory
              affairs and international support. Currently, there are
              more than 500 individuals working within various CDG
              subcommittees on CDMA-related matters.  For more
              information about the CDG, visit the CDG Web site at
              www.cdg.org.

HOW TO
APPLY:        UCSD is currently accepting online applications at
              http://eng-ed.ucsd.edu/scholarships.html. The deadline
              for nominations is Nov. 15, 2002.

WHEN:         Dec. 3-5, 2002

WHERE:        San Diego Convention Center
              111 West Harbor Drive
              San Diego, Calif. 92101

FOR MORE
INFORMATION:  For additional information, contact Valerie
              Christopherson of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030,
              ext. 14 or by e-mail at [e-mail].