  We analyze the bound on gauge couplings $e\geq m/m_p$, suggested by
Arkani-Hamed et.al. We show this bound can be derived from simple
semi-classical considerations and holds in spacetime dimensions greater than or
equal to four. Non abelian gauge symmetries seem to satisfy the bound in a
trivial manner. We comment on the case of discrete symmetries and close by
performing some checks for the bound in higher dimensions in the context of
string theory.
