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To: Eric L who wrote (5810)	12/30/2000 12:19:16 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 197422

EL- 1. How much do you pay for call from the US to you while you are in Britain, France etc? 2. Since the market rate for a land line call from Britain to the US is now about 5c per minute or even less why should a mobile call cost over 20 times that amount. What is the marginal cost of a mobile subscriber accessing a cell in Britain or the US? Can't be very much if anything. So why over 20 times the RETAIL price of a transatlantic call. A bit much don't you think? I mean evevryone is entitled to make a profit but I'd really like to see a bit more justification for 2,000 per cent or more mark ups. Best regards, L

To: Eric L who wrote (5810)	12/30/2000 12:30:40 PM
From: The Verve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197422

Eric, do you have any idea what percentage of a carriers revenue can be attributed to country to country roaming? I would guess it ranges across the board but there must be some sort of average. There's a chunk of change to be made with these roaming charges. Here are the top 3 reasons I come up with why umts has appeared to gather so much support with carriers. 1) Roaming capabilities, meaning a more attractive network and service for the consumer (and more importantly) roaming revenue 2) Manufacturing scale and parts availability 3) Vendor influence Are there any others you'd add to the list? verve