November 3, 2000
WebLink Wireless, Inc.
3333 Lee Parkway
Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75219
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the General Counsel of WebLink Wireless, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for
the registration of 8,470,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock (the
"Shares"), $.0001 par value per share.
I have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise,
identified to my satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records,
certificates of public officials and other instruments as I have deemed
necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion, including the Company's
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
On the basis of the foregoing and assuming the due execution and
delivery of certificates representing the Shares, I am of the opinion that the
Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment
therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
I am a member of the Bar of the State of Texas, and I express no
opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of
Texas and the federal laws of the United States of America and the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to my name under the caption "Legal
Matters" in the related Prospectus.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Frederick G. Anderson
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Frederick G. Anderson
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
