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To: slacker711 who wrote (21474)	4/16/2002 10:57:08 AM
From: ggamer	Respond to of 197283

<<There is a three page ad for mMode in the Chicago Tribune today. The ad seems to show some services that arent available yet (like taking pictures with your handsets). >> Excacly the point I was trying to make the other day. Imagine if they were advertising 1X, HDR, or CDMA2000. GGamer

To: slacker711 who wrote (21474)	4/16/2002 8:15:42 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197283

>>There is a three page ad for mMode in the Chicago Tribune today.<< Also a 3-page ad in the NY Times shows the displays on the cell phone much larger than life, thereby misleading readers on screen size as well as content. Once again, we have confirmation of the strategy of the GSM/TDMA people: Let the public know they can get data and send messages and they won't know or care about better performance from CDMA. None of the services they're advertising require WCDMA, so their additional capital cost to provide the services makes them somewhat competitive with 1X, even if they fall behind in performance. In fact, if the subscriber wants only stock quotes and fairly short messages, then the transmission speed is less important, and the fact that it is slower than CDMA doesn't make much difference to the user at that level. The strategy is flawed for two reasons: The capital costs for upgrading eventually will be much larger than the costs for CDMA service providers. The public can eventually be educated to realize that the TDMA/GSM services, even those upgraded to GPRS, are still inferior to CDMA, and just as costly, if not more costly. Art

To: slacker711 who wrote (21474)	4/17/2002 12:51:57 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 197283

House panel suggests lowering of WLL rentals By Our Economy Bureau NEW DELHI, 16 APRIL in.biz.yahoo.com The Parliamentary standing committee on information technology has suggested lowering of rentals for wireless in local loop (WLL) to make the service more affordable, especially in non-metro areas. The committee, chaired by Somnath Chatterjee, has pointed out that the rental for limited mobility services had been set at the floor price of Rs 450 and ceiling of Rs 550, against fixed-line rentals of Rs 450 for two months. It has also compared the rates to those offered by full-fledged cellular service at Rs 399 per month. The recommendations of the committee, though not mandatory, are expected to come as shot in the arm for basic operators who have been lobbying for lower WLL rentals. In its report tabled in Parliament today, the committee has observed that the matter should be taken up with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which, in turn, is in the process of reviewing the minimum rental for limited mobility services, especially to ensure that the benefits of WLL reach rural areas. "In view of the fact that affordability and availability of the service is of great significance in rural areas, the committee trusts that the Trai will come out with a reasonable decision so that the purpose of launching the service is well served," the report says. "The committee has reservations whether the service will be as popular in rural areas as it may be in metropolitan areas," it has noted. The committee has also asked the department of telecommunications to consider "drastic steps" against private basic operators who are not fulfilling their rural telephony commitments. It has pointed out that "the increase in the number of subscribers, most of whom are from urban areas, cannot be construed as an achievement, as performance of private operators in providing rural telephony, especially VPTs, is far below the commitments made in licence agreements."