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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (76940)	5/6/2008 11:17:24 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197311

The most pressing issue: They wanted to make sure the new company would be able to use Sprint's existing "third generation" broadband network until the WiMax network is nationwide, which could take a few years. That would require complex pricing negotiations, but Mr. Hesse and the cable consortium agreed to move forward. Just figured I'd highlight this. They'll need dual mode handsets for quite a while. In the short-term, this could be a positive. The US wireless market needs a catalyst to shake up wireless data pricing on devices other than handsets. The $60 flat-rate pricing simply wont work for most people. Slacker