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To: brian h who wrote (30494)	5/21/1999 3:05:00 AM
From: JRH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

3G to lift mobile usage and revenues 3G is synonymous with CDMA, is it not? TIA... Justin

To: brian h who wrote (30494)	5/21/1999 4:08:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 152472

<On the consumer side, however, pricing is a controversial subject. As 3G phones will be on-line continuously, being charged for connected airtime is a moot concept. Ericsson and other equipment-makers propose that users be charged for the number of data packets they send and receive, which subscribers might not like, as it would be nearly impossible for them to verify data amounts.> The handset will be perfectly capable of keeping track of how many data packets it has sent and how much it is being charged for those packets. It should be able to log on to other service providers in the area and see what the price of packets are with competitors and choose the best price. The service providers had better get their thinking caps on. The old duopolistic charge-like-a-wounded-bull days are over. Ramsey is right - here come the price wars. Roll out the ThinPhone! Forget 3 year contracts, 200 minutes a month and other flim-flam. People want cheap, high quality service with a great little handset which doesn't need recharging. Here comes the tsunami. Run for it Tero! The hagfish are struggling in the turbidity. <Mr Arvidsson suggests tiered tariffs, offering business users a combined bill with a subscription fee and per-packet charges, and another for "price sensitive" users who could be charged a flat rate or pre-paid scheme.> Yawn! Mr Aardvark had better come up with something better than that. Why does he think anyone will pay a subscription fee? They'll just pay for what they use. Flat-rate eat all you can eat will only work until fully-used capacity is the name of the game. Currently, service providers think they are clever if they use 25% of capacity. Imagine an airline running their planes like that. They'd go broke in days. Mqurice