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Mike - 28 Aug 2003 01:51 GMT

When will Nextel do more of a buildout to more rural areas?

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Robert Foster - 30 Aug 2003 09:54 GMT

When the location is profitable for them?

> When will Nextel do more of a buildout to more rural areas?

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dep_blueman - 03 Sep 2003 02:15 GMT

Right, and since Nextel is looking for business customers more than
consumers it is not likely that they will find it cost effective to
build out in low population areas.

Nextel has never intended to build out their network like AMPS was
built out. It just does not pay for them given their current business
model. They focus on major population centers and the major
transportation routes between them. For some people that works great
and for some it does not work at all.

On another topic, I think a lot of the folks that slam Nextel for
having less coverage than XYZ carrier miss the point. Nextel would be
the first to agree that they don't cover like an AMPS carrier covers
and they would not suggest that you get a Nextel if you need it to
work in markets they don't serve. It's just a different business
model and reflects the different places that Nextel vs. the orgional
A/B carriers started at. It is sort of like slaming a sports car for
not being able to go off-road or an SUV for not driving like a sports
car :)

-D

> When the location is profitable for them?
> > When will Nextel do more of a buildout to more rural areas?

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Scott Stephenson - 03 Sep 2003 03:12 GMT

Nice post- glad to see that there are others that understandt the
business model.

And Nextel is actively looking to expand availability to rural areas-
just not on their dime. They signed an agreement with a company (I
believe it is Access America??) where Access America will build out an
iDen network in rural markets that will have access to the current
Nextel and Nextel Partners networks and vice versa. I believe they are
starting in South Dakota, Nebraska and a few other midwestern states,
and it sounds like there will be a fairly large buildout of the network
over the next couple of years.

> Right, and since Nextel is looking for business customers more than
> consumers it is not likely that they will find it cost effective to
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>>>When will Nextel do more of a buildout to more rural areas?

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dep_blueman - 03 Sep 2003 17:04 GMT

That is interesting. So would Access America own the equiptment, etc.
and sell air time to Nextel (like roaming) or would Nextel be leasing
the sites/equiptment with AA providing the $s and doing the work?

Thanks. D

> Nice post- glad to see that there are others that understandt the
> business model.
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> and it sounds like there will be a fairly large buildout of the network
> over the next couple of years.

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Scott Stephenson - 04 Sep 2003 00:22 GMT

I believe it would be a variation of the first. If it is like their
agreement with Nextel Partners, Access America will own their own
network, provide service to the subscribers in their footprint, and bill
those customers themselves and keep the revenue..
The benefit comes from the 'roaming' agreement between the three
networks- truly seamless network performance to the customer. I believe
that the marketing plan is for them to advertise the network as 'powered
by Nextel' to leverage the brand recognition. I may a little off base
on the true details- this is only what I remember. If I can find the
original press release, I'll post a link here.

Scott

> That is interesting. So would Access America own the equiptment, etc.
> and sell air time to Nextel (like roaming) or would Nextel be leasing
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>>and it sounds like there will be a fairly large buildout of the network
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DEE B - 04 Sep 2003 01:39 GMT

It's not access america! Its Extend America.

Scott Stephenson <scott.stephenson@adelphia.net> wrote in article
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> I believe it would be a variation of the first. If it is like their
> agreement with Nextel Partners, Access America will own their own
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> >>and it sounds like there will be a fairly large buildout of the network
> >>over the next couple of years.

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Scott Stephenson - 04 Sep 2003 01:45 GMT

Here is the link I promised- takes you right to the Extend America site.

http://www.extendamerica.com/about/default.asp?ID=6

> I believe it would be a variation of the first. If it is like their
> agreement with Nextel Partners, Access America will own their own
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>>> states, and it sounds like there will be a fairly large buildout of
>>> the network over the next couple of years.

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Last of the iDens - 02 Sep 2003 16:34 GMT

WHEN HICKS AND HILLBILLYS FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THAT DARN SOPHISTICATED &
COMPLICATED PTT

> When will Nextel do more of a buildout to more rural areas?

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