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WiFi Hotspots to Cost Wireless Carriers $12B

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lotta-bits dept.

j.e. writes "Commercial WiFi hotspots and open WiFi networks will take about $12 billion out of wireless carrier revenue pie, says Starategy Analytics. With high prices of mobile data services from wireless carriers, the users are more prone to use a cheap WiFi connection, if one is available."

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  1. Statistics Bullshit by Oculus+Habent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This sounds like crap statistics if I've ever heard them. Cost $12 billion is a little different than "Won't make $12 billion because the services are overpriced."

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  2. This is step 1 by ENOENT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Step 2 is getting laws against free WiFi accessed passed in Congress.

    Hey, it worked for the RIAA!!!

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  3. wireless overpriced by dslbrian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Poster forgot some words, it should read:

    With the artificially inflated exorbitantly high prices of mobile data services from wireless carriers, the users are more prone to use a cheap WiFi connection, if one is available.

    No sympathy for wireless carriers here, now they get to suffer for their own bad pricing plans...

  4. Moderate Insightful by Blackbrain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This should be +5 insightful, not funny. It is only a matter of time before some "media friendly" senator attaches a rider to an education package that bans open WiFi access. Or more likely, a Homeland Security bill because Terroists might use open WiFi links in an attack.

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  5. Re:In other news by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Tap water costs the bottled water industry billions.

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  6. Misleading title by argent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Should read, "WiFi to save wireless users $12B", or "WiFi to get up to $12B slice of wireless pie".

    Not making as much revenue as predicted is not a "cost".