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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (20435)	3/26/2007 11:58:52 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

The user is going to benefit by the evolution of wireless from a fairly closed delivery system to a much more open system. While it is up to each operator to define how they wish to deliver services, there are several alternatives among both wired and increasing numbers of wireless services that will compel the market. You are not alone in wanting open access to applications, information, ability to send and receive files and participate as well as passively take in the Internet like experience and media content. The majority of users want that and because the market has choices service providers will have to deliver what users want. What is most disruptive to the current thinking is the 'personal viral broadband' developments including video sites like YouTube and a new range of applications such as video enhanced blogging, sales, and expert knowledge sites. Just take what we are doing now: typing out stuff on keyboards to deliver two-dimension content.. how 20th century is that? How much richer could this experience be made? It could be voice, text, images and video. And that could be searched by talking to your computer or drawing an image on the screen or singing a tune. If you think this is far fetched.. it is already being done and is planned for widespread introduction. We have a very long way to go to get beyond the clumsy, archaic ways we use computers and communications devices today. We are still in the stone age of communications. The reason wireless broadband is compelling is connecting users and content and creation. I think that this will put tremendous pressure on all service providers to be enablers or the user experience. That includes large organizations but is enabled, as was the 'PC Revolution' by participation of individual and small groups, not by dictatorial restrictions on access. That will be the losing business proposition.