Membership of the PMA is open to all, and its technical specifications are available to all members.

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Membership of the PMA is open to all, and its technical specifications are available to all members at www.powermatters.org.

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Full pricing and model specifications will be announced when order books open on March 1, 2011.

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But force the owners of a nationwide slice of that spectrum to make their service open to anyone selling a device that meets certain specifications.

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What is more, the open standard meant that engineers in different organisations had to agree with each other on revised specifications, in order to avoid being cut out of the game.

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