On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:13:42 GMT, Karl <karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net>
wrote in <bbvhs2lnigep203q1m4nohgvas7ikhp2qm@4ax.com>:

>On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:26:44 GMT, John Navas
><spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>>>>When the FCC permits AMPS to be shut down in 2008, it will almost
>>>>certainly immediately be shut down in areas that are covered by digital
>>>>service, because it uses a lot of bandwidth unnecessarily.
>
>That makes no sense at all. Perhaps it might be sold to other
>carriers? Why would Cingular forego all the income they get from
>those Analog towers???

Because there simply isn't much AMPS income.
Digital is far more efficient and lucrative.

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