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To: slacker711 who wrote (49180)	12/12/2005 11:00:07 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 196552

Why have a waiting list for connection? Just put the price up. Also, there's no lack of spectrum. Just plug in some interstitial base stations, making cell coverage area smaller. What they mean is that it's cheaper to get more spectrum than to install new sites. <That's Lack of spectrum: Private operators, on the other hand, blame the lack of adequate spectrum for turning away consumers. "Though we do not keep a waiting list, there are cities where our networks are choked because of which we cannot give out connection as per the demand. Our subscriber base would have grown much faster if we were able to expand our capacity. The Government must quickly release spectrum if we have to meet targets of 250 million subscribers by 2007," said a CDMA-based private mobile operator.> If the government sells spectrum at auction, for what the market will bear, it will be interesting to see whether it's more economic to use more spectrum, or double the number of base stations. Usually, companies want freebies, so are no doubt hoping to score some spectrum at no, or low, cost. I don't see why tax-payers/citizens should give it away. Mqurice