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	Does this mean we are going to have to wait until 2027 before we have 4G in Thailand, assuming 3G will be available here by 2015?&nbsp;</div>
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	Forgive me for sounding naive, but why can&rsquo;t we just skip 3G altogether and leapfrog to 4G NOW?</div>
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	Andy Colmes</div>
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	Bangkok</div>

Why not just skip 3G and go straight to 4G?

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