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CDMA vs. GSM in Post-war Iraq

Posted by timothy on from the nothing-like-a-free-market dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is pressing congress to favor CDMA over GSM for mobile phone service in U.S.-funded reconstruction plans. One reason for pushing this is that a CDMA system would benefit American companies, such as California-based Qualcomm, while GSM would favor European companies. Currently, GSM is the most widely used mobile standard in surrounding countries."

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  1. Re:hah! by Ken@WearableTech · · Score: 3, Funny

    FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE! Don't you know that free anytime minutes are the key to modern life?

  2. Re:Talk about counting chickens by sheldon · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Can I be on the occupied Iraq new currency designing committee?"

    Too late, the Bush Dinar has already been designed.

  3. Re:Competition or GSM by acb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cell-phone interoperability would be a huge boon -- so it would be great if the whole region used one standard.

    Exactly. Which is why we need to liberate Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria next, and help them standardise on CDMA.

    Btw, what are they using in Afghanistan now?