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1. Comment - T-Mobile Plans for Growth, 3G in 2006

   (Dec 18, 2005 - 1:17 PM)

   Somebody has rather limited view of the world...
   
   "How big is asia? How big is the USA?"
   
   Asia:
   
   Population: 4.001 billion (2002)
   Area: 49,703,948 km2
   
   U.S.A.:
   
   Population: 297,700,000 (2005 est)
   Area: 9,631,418 km²
   
   "You may be able to get cheap DSL in Asia, but that's exactly what it is CHEAP!!"
   
   Not so. Its more down to FCC not forcing local-loop opening for free competition and not forcing local Bells to allow people to have DSL lines without land lines (which is a commonplace legal requirement in virtually all countries with high DSL (and typically over 90% mobile phone) penetration rate). So, even tho Verizon would own the lines, they'd have to license the lines to any 3rd party company for minimal fee (same they charge for their own DSL company for) and not to force customers to get and pay for land line as well.
   
   "$14 may be cheap to us, but that's because salarys are higher here, there you make $4000 a year you are doing good."
   
   South Korea (country with world's highest penetration rate for broadband connections):
   
   GDP / capita (PPP): $22,620
   
   Some links to educate yourself:
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia