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Earthquake in Haiti and Telecommunication Network Rebuild The earthquake that devastated Haiti also destroyed the nation’s f

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问题             Earthquake in Haiti and Telecommunication Network Rebuild
    The earthquake that devastated Haiti also destroyed the nation’s feeble network for phones and Internet service. Except for cellphones, the population was largely cut off from communication. But out of the rubble, one U. S. wireless industry pioneer sees opportunity. John Stanton, founder of Voice Stream and former chief executive of T-Mobile U.S., wants the Haitian government to forget about rebuilding its copper wire communications network. Instead, he thinks Haiti should go mobile. " Necessity is the mother of invention," Stanton said.
    In a keynote speech prepared for delivery at the wireless industry’s CTIA trade show Wednesday in Las Vegas, Stanton called for the Haitian government to create an all-wireless nation with more robust networks for the population of nearly 10 million and to build an economy centered on mobile technology. "By deploying state-of-the-art wireless systems, we enable less-developed countries to leapfrog older technologies, and those systems become the foundation for a new economy," Stanton said.
    Stanton is asking Haiti to release more spectrums for commercial carriers to get more people to text and use their phones for commerce, banking and other daily needs. He pledged that his company, Trilogy, would commit up to $ 100 million to expand its network there. Trilogy owns Haiti’s second-largest cellphone company, Voila. The three cellphone providers there-voila, Digicel and Haitel—compete vigorously for customers who have come to rely on cellphones even more after the earthquake. But only about 30 percent of the population has one.
    Accepting the proposal would be a risky bet for the government, experts say, because fat fiber networks would still be needed to serve hospitals, schools and government buildings. "This could be a good strategy for as long as 20 years even, but I just don’t see it as an ultimate strategy because at a certain point you need fixed wire for services that require more bandwidth," said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.
    But as the country begins to reconstruct homes, government buildings and other key infrastructure, some experts say the nation faces a blank canvas of opportunity. And building a more robust cellphone network could also be the fastest way to get the island nation connected. "Haiti is very mountainous and the people are very fond of their cellphones," said Raymond Joseph, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States. " In that sense, a wireless system would just be leaping over all sorts of impediments to connect the whole country."
What does John Stanton see as an opportunity in Haiti?
选项 A、The reconstruction of the country.
B、The withdrawal of T-Mobile U. S.
C、The copper wire network for phones.
D、The mobile communications network.
答案D
解析 事实细节题。根据题干关键词John Stanton和in Haiti定位到第一段。该段倒数第二句提及he thinks Haiti should go mobile，由此可知，他看到的商机也即在海地进行移动通讯网络建设，D含义与之相符，故为正确答案。由该段第三句可知，他是一位U．S．wirelessindustry pioneer，故他的业务不会涉及该国的重建，排除A；该段倒数第二句只是提及他是原T．Mobile U．S．的首席执行官，并未提及T—Mobile U．S.在海地的业务，故排除B；由该段倒，数第二句wants the Haitian，government to forget about rebuilding its copper wirecommunications network(希望海地政府放弃对其铜线信息通讯体系的重建)，排除C。
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