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To: Peter J Hudson who wrote (15628)	9/29/1998 2:30:00 AM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

>Wireless consumers in Europe might be better off short term. >The digital rollout in the U.S. was market driven. The choice >of technologies was also market driven. The PCS operators in >the US made their choice based on economics and long term >viability. In the long run consumers will benefit. Peter, I can not see how the consumers of the States are going to benefit even in the long term. You are stuck with multitude of tehcnologies now and for the foreseeable future. Roaming is bad, economies of scale bad, operator competition is bad - and will remain so. With a GSM and a laptop I have a beer in Bangkok airport and read my email. Also in Auckland - Mqurice, you must be happy about this little tidbit - and Singapore and Beijing, but sadly not in the States (perhaps in some particular cities). What's worse this will remain so, remember that the US is going to put forward 3 - 4 3G proposals. - rajala