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Whats the status of 3G wireless, which has been delayed a few times?

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Whats the status of 3G wireless, which has been delayed a few times?

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Al Rousan: The regulatory body for telecommunications is conducting an auction for the spectrum, for 3G. Hopefully by the end of (April) they will finish this process and they will be able to distribute the spectrum for the operators. It could be new operators or existing operators using it. We’ve also started talking to some techical companies, like Qualcomm, about a computer that costs less than $100, which connects to 3G wireless. You have a keyboard only and it connects to the television and you can be connected to the Internet. It’s cloud computing — subscribers can use it instead of having a sophisticated computer. If I have my numbers right, Jordan’s official goal is to have an Internet penetration rate of 50 percent by 2011. Are you on track? Al Rousan: As of 2008, penetration of the internet is over 24 percent. Revenue in the sector is over $2 billion. The number of employees working in this sector is about 22,000. I know you’ve attracted investment from companies like Micros

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