-CH> With the advent of PCS service in the U.S. I think the
-CH> cellular
-CH> carriers are going to have to get very competitive; and
-CH> this may result
-CH> in our getting incoming calls on the same basis as you
-CH> describe.
-CH> charles.hunter@airgunhq.com
Wireless Week came in today. There was an interesting article about the 
future of wireless. This writer feels, and I agree, that it is a matter of 
time before wireless starts to seriously compete with wireline phones. This 
will happen when flat rates become available. The writer of the article 
figured that once you could get unlimited local calling for around $35 bucks 
a month, that would do the trick.
My opinion is that with 5 carriers serving a market, smaller cell sites, and 
more spectrum available, this will happen in a few years, maybe sooner 
depending on the individual  companies aggressivness.
Powertel, a pcs company that serves markets down south has opened up some 
markets with a promo that gave you unlimited calling for $50 a month. That's 
a steal. The article about Powertel stated that once you signed up for the 
plan you could keep it. They offered it for a few months. It was reported in 
Wireless Week and other trade magazines.
The days of rediculous airtime charges are numbered.
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