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To: recycled_electron who wrote (30754)	5/24/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (2) of 152472

Sudeepto Roy : data services... but, expensive base station (vocoder) and PSTN resources are not tied up for data calls Thes issue is 1) available bandwidth and 2)the network providers want people to make voice calls. The expense isn't an issue, since thes costs are bourne by the customers making calls. if the carrier is smart, they could position data calls for cheaper service Didn't happen with CDPD, even though the data service was truly 'free' from a network providers standpoint. CDPD uses AMPS channels that are always spare. The network providers still dont know how to rate data services. I really can't see them being that interested in them while they are building up voice subscribers. For instance, in Japan, email over embedded browser is a huge selling feature... think it costs just 10 yen to send an email!! I think 'browser' is a generous term for the application you refer to. Also, the Japanese service providers are desperate to capture subscribers. I wouldn't be surprised if they are offering the e-mail app at a loss. why are we behind in the US? Well we are and we aren't. CDPD is a great example.

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