"We applaud 3GPP for rightly concluding the Band 23 question, " said Jeff Blum, DISH Senior Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel.

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The same question applies to another new band of intermediaries: those that are running auctions and other price-discovery mechanisms.

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Others will question why you decided to do the Lap-Band procedure rather than the permanent Roux-en-Y gastic bypass.

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The spectrum in question is for basic one-way paging which is called narrow-band paging.

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So, we are left with a partial answer to that question, millions of still hungry fans and what would appear to be three-quarters of a band who five years ago were ready to hit the road, including performing some all-new material.

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