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November 20, 1998
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE (202) 942-9594
Securities and Exchange Commission
Attention: Ms. Andrea Biller
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Mail Stop 4-7
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
METAWAVE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM 8-A
FILE NO. 000-24673
Dear Ms. Biller:
Metawave Communications Corporation (the "Company") has instructed us to
withdraw the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the "Form 8-A"),
which was filed on October 14, 1998.
If you have any questions, please call me at (425) 739-8709.
Sincerely,
VENTURE LAW GROUP
A Professional Corporation
/s/ John W. Robertson
John W. Robertson
Enclosures
cc: Kathryn Surace-Smith
Stephanie G. Daley-Watson
William W. Ericson