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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (4906)	11/23/2000 1:52:15 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (3) of 197001

Ramsey: Is $500/pop a onetime figure? For what period is that $500/pop. Is it $500/pop per year or for 10 years or what? One cannot judge the true annual cost otherwise. You know how MSN and AOL are giving away $400 rebates for acquiring ISP customers for just two years. Amazon has a cost of $200-300 (I think) for acquiring a customer. If $500/pop is for 10 years, you are talking only $50/pop per year or about $4/month. My Baby Bell charges me more than that for voicemail on my homeline. Just because radio, TV and wireless providers have got cheap spectrum right now does not mean that they cannot afford to pay more. And what are the spectrum costs as a proportion of the infrastructure costs for a 3G implementation? Arun >>UK and Germany took the lead and extorted over $500/pop for their licenses. We have to ask ourselves are the spectrums that much more valuable to the carriers? Months ago, I opined that these auctions are taxes in disguise and will kill progress. I think it is more true today than ever. >>

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