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To: kech who wrote (39038)	1/31/2004 11:25:10 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) of 197031

If Slacker's data is right, he says that if the GSM1x is at 800 Mhz then it would be 225% more expensive to build out at 1900Mhz and another 20% more at 2.1 GHz. The total cost difference would then be 270% more expensive for WCDMA at 2.1 GHz vs GSM1x at 800 MHz. That would only be true in the case of a network built in a very rural area or for highway coverage. My understanding is that the number of base stations needed in a city is not limited by the potential radius but rather by the capacity. So, the number of base stations that Sprint PCS needs to cover a city like Chicago isnt substantially different than what Verizon needs. However, if you try to cover the highway between Chicago and Minneapolis, you would need a great deal more base stations at 1900MHz than at 800MHz. Slacker

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