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In the last few years, wide-area data services over North American digital (TDMA and CDMA) cellular networks have been standardized. The standards were developed under three primary constraints: (i) compatibility with existing land-line standards and systems, (ii) compatibility with existing cellular physical layer standards that are optimized for voice, and (iii) market demands for quick solutions...