John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in
news:ud0kl2tn4upcmm21q0f81m92roqpk6msf8@4ax.com:


>
>>No carrier is willing, on its own, to make the tremendous
>>investment to get ubiquitous digital coverage in rural areas.
>
> Patently untrue.
>
> AMPS "sunset" will stimulate improved digital coverage in rural areas,
> part of why it's long overdue.
>


Rubbish. No carrier is going to be forced to give up AMPS once the OK to
discontiune it's usage is allowed. And an ultimate move to digital has
nothing to do with the sunset regulations- they were developed to protect
AMPS customers from losing service. The small carriers that dervive the
great majority of their revenue from raoming agreements with the bigger
carriers have no incentive to change a thing as long as the larger carriers
offer AMPS roaming to their customers. The big carriers have no incentive
to cut their ties with these carriers, as they don't bear any of the cost
of maintaining the AMPS network while offering their customers roaming in
areas that will never see GSM.


Economics 101- another course that Johnny Novice didn't do well in.