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To: foundation who wrote (32085)	2/6/2003 2:08:08 PM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197207

Swedish ministry to boost regulator powers over 3G development Feb. 05, 2003 5:39 PM EST OSLO, Norway—Sweden's Information Technology (IT) Minister Ulrica Messing made a surprise announcement Wednesday that she would propose increased powers for telecom regulators, including enabling them to force operators to cooperate and speed third-generation (3G) mobile network development. The new Law on Electronic Communication has been in the pipeline for some time, and recent media coverage hinted that the task group was leaning the other way, toward lifting regulations that force operators to allow smaller competitors access to existing networks. PTS chief Nils-Gunnar Billinger had recently been quoted in Svenska Dagbladet as fearing Sweden was on the verge of regressing to the first days after deregulation. The new proposal will make Sweden's National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) stronger and more flexible, according to Messing's press secretary Lovisa Lantz. The proposal aims to allow the PTS to define the major market player at various levels, force the dominant player to allow other operators to use its network, as well as set the price for this arrangement. “Now the largest player is always Telia, since a national perspective has been in force. The PTS will now have the opportunity to determine who the major player is based on the definitions of the market—be it municipal, county or something else,” Lantz said. “The goal is flexible legislation that will strengthen the free market and help the small operators against the larger,” Messing told Swedish news agency TT. Messing said that the new proposed powers would also include 3G development and give the PTS the option of demanding cooperation in mast building as a final solution to deadlocks. “PTS is in favor of Ulrica Messing's proposal to give the PTS increased powers to force cooperation on 3G development. We are now awaiting to acquaint ourselves with the pending ministry document on this subject,” said Katarina Kämpe and Marie-Louise Lindbäck of the PTS Information Department. ========== Bureaucrats pushing a string? LOL!

To: foundation who wrote (32085)	2/13/2003 9:20:53 AM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197207

Missing Sprint Handset - week 10 plus 3 ========== As the never ending saga continues... We last left our hapless vendor speeding 3585i's to Sprint on a slow barge from Finland - due the last week in February, or the first week in March, in accordance with this HowardForums post from a RShack rep on 2/6/03: "We got an Sprint company email saying the 3585i wont be available in store until the last week in Feb or the first week in March." howardforums.com ========== However, according to a RShack employee in this 2/13/03 HowardForums post, it NOW appears the Finlandic tub sprang a leak, and will have to return waterlogged handsets to the snowy north: "I work at radioshack and we recieved a memo saying that the Nokia 3585i for sprint has been pushed back until April. Sprint had some problems with the 3585 so they recalled all of them." howardforums.com ========== ROTFLMAO! (special thanks to Cooters <g>)