Verizon to buy all of Qwest's Wireless Assets

"Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Check this out:
>
> http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
>
> That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless assets
> after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.

But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?

Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
SPCS in the back.

http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html

Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
acquiring.

http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt

Andrew
--
Andrew Shepherd
cinema@ku.edu
cinema@sprintpcs.com
http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

"Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Check this out:
>
> http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
>
> That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless assets
> after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.

But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?

Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
SPCS in the back.

http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html

Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
acquiring.

http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt

Andrew
--
Andrew Shepherd
cinema@ku.edu
cinema@sprintpcs.com
http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

"Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Check this out:
>
> http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
>
> That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless assets
> after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.

But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?

Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
SPCS in the back.

http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html

Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
acquiring.

http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt

Andrew
--
Andrew Shepherd
cinema@ku.edu
cinema@sprintpcs.com
http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

"Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Check this out:
>
> http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
>
> That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless assets
> after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.

But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?

Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
SPCS in the back.

http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html

Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
acquiring.

http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt

Andrew
--
Andrew Shepherd
cinema@ku.edu
cinema@sprintpcs.com
http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

"Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Check this out:
>
> http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
>
> That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless assets
> after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.

But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?

Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
SPCS in the back.

http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html

Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
acquiring.

http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt

Andrew
--
Andrew Shepherd
cinema@ku.edu
cinema@sprintpcs.com
http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/

 

I guess we'll only find out by the FCC site registration changes that are
your forte to dig out for the individual Qwest locations (leased to SPCS or
not).

Chris

"Andrew Shepherd" <cinema@ku.edu> wrote in message
news:33e89561.0407020150.4389c9de@posting.google.com...
> "Chris Russell" <noone@nowhere.nospam> wrote in message
news:<sy0Fc.31313$eH1.14885854@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> > Check this out:
> >
> > http://rcrnews.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=18722
> >
> > That solves the question of what Qwest would do with their wireless
assets
> > after they put all their wireless customers on SPCS spectrum.
>
> But the lingering question now is how will Sprint PCS integrate the
> Qwest Wireless markets (e.g. Wyoming, Montana, North & South Dakota)
> isolated outside of the SPCS footprint?
>
> Spectrum, at least, is not an issue -- as SPCS controls PCS spectrum
> across the entire country. Thus, conjecture has been that SPCS will
> utilize its own spectrum to co-locate on existing Qwest sites in the
> affected markets before decommissioning the Qwest network.
> Additionally, SPCS has started to absorb some Qwest sites in urban
> markets like Denver -- in order to ensure that migrated Qwest
> customers experience the fewest possible discrepancies in comparative
> signal coverage. If those site leases -- in both the isolated & urban
> markets -- are being divested to VZW, SPCS' transition strategy would
> seem to be adversely affected. Presumably, a provision w/in the
> purchase agreement will still allow SPCS to retain or co-locate on
> certain of the Qwest sites -- as Qwest is not in the position to stab
> SPCS in the back.
>
> http://www.qwest.com/about/media/pressroom/1,1720,1558_archive,00.html
> http://news.vzw.com/news/2004/07/pr2004-07-01j.html
>
> Several months ago, I started a Qwest Wireless PCS spectrum mapping
> project. I set it aside only partially complete -- the intact
> licenses are displayed; the partitioned &/or disaggregated licenses
> remain unfinished. I will complete the map sometime before the VZW
> transaction closes late this year or early next. In the meantime, the
> work-in-progress documents some of the spectrum which VZW will be
> acquiring.
>
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.gif
> http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireless/qwest_pcs.txt
>
> Andrew
> --
> Andrew Shepherd
> cinema@ku.edu
> cinema@sprintpcs.com
> http://www.wirelesswavelength.com/