Brian Lingard wrote in a message to Ziggy Malter:
BL> I am inclined to agree with you the U.S. cellular companies
BL> could drop their rates a lot and stay in business.
Let's see... At over $200,000 per cell site (1989 dollars) and projections of 
profit taking 10 or more years, why would anyone think that they can reduce 
their rates?
I am suprised that they have stayed as low (or maybe even gone down compared 
to inflation) as they have for as long as they have. For instance, I am 
paying the same rate today that I paid 10 years ago in Dallas.
BL> Certainly they could drop the cost of roaming a whole lot.
I would agree here, but on the other hand this is a gravy cow for the 
cellular companies. They don't have to do anything and the other carriers 
send them money!
John Summers
(jsummers@airmail.net)
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