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To: Clarksterh who wrote (16752)	10/20/1998 1:39:00 AM
From: Rajala	Respond to of 152472

>1) Over regulated markets in most developing countries - we've >discussed this before so it is probably not an area of >disagreement. I agree. >2) Currently many of the wireline phones in the suburbs are owned >by 7 or 8 neighbors and perforce must not be moved around too >much anyway(sort of like the party-lines that used to exist in >the US). This fact combined with a factor of 2 cost savings may >be enough to stimulate significant demand. I partly agree. Although I doubt that WLL will be as much as 50% cheaper than a mobile. On the other end lets not forget the old wireline since it is often subsidized and also it keeps the inflated and inefficient state telecoms busy. Paradoxical as it may sound, employing large number of people to dig wires may be smarter than use forex to buy state-of-the-art. - rajala