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To: axial who wrote (4515)	12/4/2001 1:00:08 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Hi Jim, >>My guess has been that Europe and the UK, since they must pay off their spectrum debt, and can only do that by building, will bear the major cost burden in bringing 3G to market. I realize the markets and spectrum are different, but is that guess off the mark?<< I don't agree they must bring 3G to market to pay for spectrum. Watching the BT DSL follies, I've concluded that Oftel/Comtel will find a way to let them gain revenues from GPRS and the regulated side to compensate for the cost of the 3G spectrum. Note the last two lines from this: globalarchive.ft.com Most crucially, the importance of broadband internet services to the wider economy provided politicians with the perfect excuse to complete the liberalisation process that began 18 years ago. If they give up now, it may not just be broadband that suffers, but the entire philosophy behind telecoms privatisation. As for the US 3G situation, two stories today say the same thing: newsbytes.com FCC to encourage broadband by ILECs interactive.wsj.com The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by consumer groups fighting to revive rules that closely limited the reach of cable-television operators. The US will let the ILECs and MSOs have a 'fair fight'. petere