A few rural providers are finding they might be able to partition an area for less than the original licensee paid. As Wall Street continues to be bearish on PCS, the opportunities to partition might increase. In fact, some license winners are willing to transfer their entire license to a willing buyer. As market forces go to work, more PCS opportunities will arise. Most of them provide cellular.
Some providers see no point.
Cellular is sufficient for their areas, not to mention that the PCS license bids were too high. In some remote areas, they are probably right. PCS, even as potential competition, is not a threat. Some providers figured PCS could be a competitive threat and decided to offer it themselves. Others simply feel wireless is the wave of the future and want it at all costs, seeing unlimited potential, especially due to rapidly evolving digital technologies.