Rajala,
You say; "Roaming is bad, economies of scale bad, operator competition is bad - and will remain so. With a GSM and a laptop I have a beer in Bangkok airport and read my email. Also in Auckland - Mqurice, you must be happy about this little tidbit - and Singapore and Beijing, but sadly not in the States (perhaps in some particular cities). What's worse this will remain so, remember that the US is going to put forward 3 - 4 3G proposals."
Roaming is bad? Not so bad if you're using AMPS in US. Bangkok, Aukland, Singapore and Beijing pretty small slice of the world. When the market demands world wide roaming, someone will provide it with the most efficient technology available.
Operator competition bad? True operator competition can only exist when operators are free to choose, develop and promote the superior technology. Don't artificially promote competition by narrowing the product mix.
Economies of scale bad? Economies of scale are the benefit a manufacturer receives for having a product with great demand. It creates lower cost of production that can be translated to lower prices or higher margins, which is the balancing act that makes free enterprise. Intel has had great economies of scale for years, but price didn't come down until they had competing technologies.
I'm sure my clothing would be less expensive if the government mandated that Americans only wear a kaki uniform. Talk about economies of scale!!!
Rajala, near as I can tell, the only thing we have in common philosophically is the laptop and the beer.
Pete.
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