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MetroPCS hopes to serve the phone market Pocket abandoned

As AT&T continues its fight to merge with T-Mobile, smaller regional telecommunications carriers aren't giving up the struggle to gain more market share against the giants.

MetroPCS Communications, which appeals to cell phone and Internet users who reject contracts and credit checks, is expanding in Connecticut and in Meriden and Wallingford.

Ali Aziz and his brother, Waleed, come from a family of MetroPCS dealers in southern Florida. The brothers migrated north once the company built new cell towers in the region.

"The market just opened up in the Connecticut and Boston areas," Waleed Aziz said.

Doing business as EZ Wireless, the Azizes leased space formerly occupied by the now defunct Pocket Wireless at 612 E. Main St. Meriden, in the same strip as The Lunch Box, and at 850-D S. Colony Road in Wallingford. They sell other products in both locations and accept most cell phone and utility bill payments at the counters.

A third MetroPCS dealer is on West Main Street in Meriden, that the outlet is not owned by the Aziz family, the brothers said.

"Our family owns six locations in South Florida," Aziz said. "We're not a pre-paid like Boost Mobile. We have our own cell towers. We offer a lot."

One of the biggest challenges since opening in July, the brothers said, is convincing customers that the company is not as vulnerable as Pocket Wireless. Pocket, which opened several stores, closed abruptly, abandoning its prepaid customers.

"With MetroPCS, the next location has to be a minimum of three miles away," Waleed Aziz said. "And we're publicly traded."

The company offers unlimited text, calls and Internet service for a flat fee ranging from $19 to $299.

Service plans begin at $40 and increase for more services. Basic service includes text, talk and Internet usage and the price increases as more services or lines are added. Under a recently signed deal between MetroPCS and music provider Rhapsody, unlimited music downloads can cost up to $60 per month.

BSNL 3G Unlimited Postpaid Postpaid Data Plans & Tariff ...

BSNL 3G Pan India 3G mobile operator and leader at the moment slashes the price of their 3G data plans for postpaid and prepaid starting for November 1, 2010. This means that the war of in 3G is about to begin because Tata Docomo has started advertising their launch of 3G services which maybe in and around Diwali festival and Airtel to follow soon.

BSNL will now provide unlimited wireless broadband both for postpaid and prepaid customer at Rs 700 per month starting from November through their 3G SIM cards. These is available for both prepaid as well as a postpaid customer with a variety of payment options. The advance rental data card unlimited plan payment options available are

All the customers who now goes for 3G registration after November 1 will automatically be entitled for one week unlimited data downloads addition to their existing plans to access unlimited free high speed wireless broadband of up to 7.2 Mbps.

Previously same unlimited 3G tariff used to cost 50% more at Rs 1400 in September and few month ago the same plan was costing 2,499. BSNL also promotes Teracom USB data modem with two data speed at 3.6 Mbps at a price of Rs 2000 &7.2 Mbps at a price of Rs 2500 as a promotional offer.

You can also use this Huawei BSNL 3G SIM in Wi-Fi USB Stick Modem and other unlocked Data Modems.

This step by BSNL to offer unlimited wireless broadband at Rs 700 per month will require Tata Docomo and Airtel to review their price just before the launch. So for new 3G telecom provider they surely need to think out of box to offer their best service.

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