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1. “ Femtocells can enhance fixed-mobile substitution (FMS), enabling carriers to provide cheaper voice and data tariffs - either at flat-rates or aligned to VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) or landline tariffs - thereby encouraging users to make more calls from their mobile phones rather than their fixed-line devices at home. ”

2. “ With fixed broadband adoption on the rise, femtocells also solve the issue of obtaining high-speed 3G signals at reduced costs by backhauling onto users' IP infrastructure, thus enabling users to enjoy next generation, high-bandwidth, data-consuming applications, such as video streaming, with a good user experience. ”

3. “ The leasing option and cost of bandwidth, of course, now determines the business model and pricing or subsidy for femtocell units that operators are able to offer end users. ”

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