Re: (Pre-pay) mobiles for UK / Australia?

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:00

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Ben Starr <benjamin_d_starr@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:947694042.17246.0.nnrp-14.c3add604@news.demon.co.uk...

> Proportions of scale isn't it?

Nope, its got nothing to do with that. Its got much more to do
with the fact that the very long distance call market is much
more competitive than the mobile phone market currently.

Basically because its much cheaper to compete in the very long distance
call market than it is to build your own mobile phone network etc.

> Probably more people in Australia wanting to
> call England than someone across the country.

Completely wrong.

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