Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact:
Jason Thompson
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
212-838-3777

Company Contact:
James P. Ashman
CFO, CAI Wireless Systems, Inc.
518-462-2632

CAI WIRELESS SYSTEMS, INC. RESPONDS TO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

ALBANY, N.Y., November 25, 1996 - CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. ("CAI")
(NASDAQ NM: CAWS) today announced that it believes that the class action
lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of New York on November 22, 1996 is totally baseless and without merit.
The lawsuit was announced after the close of business on Friday, November
22, 1996.  CAI has not yet been served with the complaint, but does not
believe that the allegations summarized in the November 22{nd} press
release can be sustained or will result in any liability to CAI whatsoever.

"CAI has always taken a very conservative approach to its disclosure
obligations, and we are confident that the facts will bear this out," said
Jared E. Abbruzzese, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CAI.  "As CAI
has repeatedly expressed in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings
and otherwise, this is an emerging technology, subject to various
regulatory and other constraints, all of which CAI has worked within since
its inception.  It is unfortunate that corporate resources must be wasted
defending lawsuits such as these, instead of being put to more productive
uses."

CAI expects that it will be served with the lawsuit today, and intends to
vigorously defend the action.