Comments on: Telco Startup Raises $100M for Northeast Buildout http://gigaom.com/2008/11/25/telco-startup-raises-100m-for-northeast-buildout/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ian Littman http://gigaom.com/2008/11/25/telco-startup-raises-100m-for-northeast-buildout/#comment-919020 Ian Littman Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:08:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30232#comment-919020 <p>Correction: Pocket's Northeast market is AWS spectrum, San Antonio et al is regular PCS. They bought the San Antonio network from AT&T Wireless, who was in bad financial straits at the time.</p> <p>The nice thing about having a PCS network is that you have a large selection of phones that'll work on your network. Contract this to their competitor in the area, CricKet, who had to use AWS spectrum to bring service to South Texas. The result for CricKet: a limited phone portfolio that's just now expanding into the area of decency.</p> Correction: Pocket’s Northeast market is AWS spectrum, San Antonio et al is regular PCS. They bought the San Antonio network from AT&T Wireless, who was in bad financial straits at the time.

The nice thing about having a PCS network is that you have a large selection of phones that’ll work on your network. Contract this to their competitor in the area, CricKet, who had to use AWS spectrum to bring service to South Texas. The result for CricKet: a limited phone portfolio that’s just now expanding into the area of decency.

]]> By: Pocket Communications bringing competition to unlimited calling plans | Prepaid Reviews http://gigaom.com/2008/11/25/telco-startup-raises-100m-for-northeast-buildout/#comment-914782 Pocket Communications bringing competition to unlimited calling plans | Prepaid Reviews Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30232#comment-914782 <p>[...] One of these is Pocket Communications. They’ve just received some good news in the form of $100 million in venture funding. This will allow the company, based in South Texas, to reach out to the Northeast, including areas [...]</p> [...] One of these is Pocket Communications. They’ve just received some good news in the form of $100 million in venture funding. This will allow the company, based in South Texas, to reach out to the Northeast, including areas [...]

]]> By: andrew http://gigaom.com/2008/11/25/telco-startup-raises-100m-for-northeast-buildout/#comment-914630 andrew Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:51:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30232#comment-914630 <p>Seems like it will stretch the company to be in two disparate areas...but I'm sure it did its homework on what cities need this type of mobile offering.</p> Seems like it will stretch the company to be in two disparate areas…but I’m sure it did its homework on what cities need this type of mobile offering.

]]> By: Billing and OSS » Show me the Money http://gigaom.com/2008/11/25/telco-startup-raises-100m-for-northeast-buildout/#comment-914629 Billing and OSS » Show me the Money Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:38:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30232#comment-914629 <p>[...] Wireless, which offers unlimited, single price wireless calling plans just scored over $100 million in new [...]</p> [...] Wireless, which offers unlimited, single price wireless calling plans just scored over $100 million in new [...]

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