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Study Group: Handset Sellers: Wireless Retailers and Resellers(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 33

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

John Salisbury
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
GO WIRELESS, INC

John Salisbury is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Go Wireless, Inc., a wireless retailer. He has over 12 years of experience in the wireless industry. Previously, Mr. Salisbury was the General Manager of the Paging Division, General Manager for the Los Angeles Market, Director...

Robert Gilstrap
President
Peachnet Communications

Robert Gilstrap is the President at Peachnet Communications, Inc., a wireless retailer and reseller. Peachnet represents Cingular Wireless, Nextel, T-Mobile, Sprint PCS, DirecTV, Dish Network, Direct-Way, StarBand Sirius Satellite Radio. They also represent smaller companies in the prepaid cellular...

Andrew Crowl
President
Digital Plus Inc

Andrew Crowl is the Principal of Digital Plus, Inc. The company is an independent retailer of wireless phones. Currently they offer for sale the products of Sprint Nextel, Cricket & T-Mobile. Corporate operation is sustained through the operation of six retail stores in the Cincinnati, Ohio trade area....

GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)

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Leap, MetroPCS Have To Make Nice | 10-10-2008
Analysis of: Leap, MetroPCS make nice | telephonyonline.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

No wireless carrier model is going to affect wireless in the near future more than the Metro PCS and Cricket/Leap model of unlimited, flat-rate, pre-paid calling without a credit check. Both are the masters at it with Metro being the leader and eventually post-paid carriers will have to follow the...

Messaging, One of the Most Profitable Services for Mobile Carriers Today | 09-17-2008
Analysis of: Text-Messaging Rates Come Under Scrutiny | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Text messaging along with other data services is key to post-paid carriers profitability today since their market is so saturated.  Carriers know this and are using it to advance their income by doubling rates from 10 to 20 cents per message unless a subscriber is on a monthly data plan. ...

Sprint Eyes Sale of Nextel's iDEN Network | 08-14-2008
Analysis of: Sprint eyes sale of Nextel's iDen network | news.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

If Sprint sells their iDEN network about the only positive for Sprint is that it would give them sorely needed cashflow.  But I think it would also make Sprint even less signigicant of a player in the wireless industry than they already are.

Verizon Versus AT&T | 07-30-2008
Analysis of: Verizon Says iPhone Has Had Minimal Impact | www.ipodobserver.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

I think that Verizon will be much better off in the long run than AT&T Wireless due to Verizon's better business model.  Verizon not having the iPhone, AT&T having great last quarter results, then Verizon topping that proves my point.

MVNO Market Running Out of Gas | 07-16-2008
Analysis of: Teen Market May Be Running Out of Gas | www.wirelessweek.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Wise investors will steer clear of MVNO's, unless they are hoping for some short term gain, as the days of MVNO's are over for various reasons.

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