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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Clearwire CEO sees bright 4G future | Signal Strength - CNET News

Clearwire CEO sees bright 4G future | Signal Strength - CNET News: "How would you describe the different markets that you each address?
A Clear customer is often a cord-cutter. This customer has a mobile phone, but no fixed line phone in the house. He wants high-speed broadband, but he doesn't want to be tethered to a fixed broadband service. People use Clear when they are in the house and when they are out on the go. They also probably don't have cable TV service. Instead, they watch Hulu, YouTube, or other video sites for TV downloads"

marketing to different groups instead of just having one brand

4G is built for data
2G or 3G, which were voice services with data bolted on

There are customers who are on the edge of the cell network. And they get enough of a signal to get teased with the service. But it doesn't work great in those areas.
We've been expecting the competition, and we've worked that into our numbers
HSPA+ cost structure is not sustainable for scalable mobile broadband services. So HSPA is a Band-Aid for carriers who are using it until they get to a full IP network

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The Indypendent » NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB1070

The Indypendent » NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB1070

NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB1070Arizona’s draconian and constitutionally suspect anti-immigration law has garnered a great deal of public attention and sent a wave of fear through immigrant communities in that state and across the country. Today, a National Public Radio investigation deepens that story, exposing a sinister tale of backroom profit and politics.

NPR’s Laura Sullivan reports that SB 1070, which makes it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in the state and requires racial profiling, was largely conceived and drafted by a conservative business lobbying group in Washington, D.C. The group, called the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, includes board members from state and federal elected officials as well as representatives of major companies including the Corrections Corporation of America, the country’s largest private prison company. Russell Pearce, the Arizona state legislator who claims responsibility for SB 1070, is one of the state legislators on ALEC’s board.