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  • Could Spectrum Auction rules stymie WiMax deployment?

    Will those companies that successfully bid in the upcoming 2.3GHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum auction be able to on sell their management rights? And if not, will the inability to consolidate mean that operators wanting to buy those rights in order to develop WiMax services be stymied? These questions were at the core of an After... >> more

    Categories: ISPs | Regulatory | Wireless carriers

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  • APECTel - a Summary of User-Centric Issues

    Ernie Newman

    Following my week at the APECTel meeting I've completed a short summary report that compliments my earlier postings on Universal Service and the relationship between investment and competition. This may be of interest to the "regulatory junkies."APECTel continues to be a very valuable forum with benefits in numerous elements... >> more

    Categories: Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | Regulatory | TUANZ policy | Vendors | Wireless carriers

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  • Pedicures, and the Utter Absurdity of Data Roaming Charges

    Ernie Newman

    I got the following message from a distraught Telecom Mobile customer in my in-box this morning:"I worked for 2 days in Australia last week remotely and had discovered prior that the resort did not supply broadband. So I rang Telecom to ask for options, and they suggested using my Telecom Data Card, with a cost of  $8 per... >> more

    Categories: Light relief | TUANZ policy | Wireless carriers

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