| reply to tmc8080
Re: plain & simple, well at least partly. Verizon and AT&T do not have 75% of the wireless market (»www.circleid.com/posts/20091008_···rs_2009/). The article states that there are 276 million wireless subscribers in the United States. With AT&T and Verizon having roughly 160 million subscribers between them, that only equates to roughly 58%.
Until government officials are prevented from taking any lobbyist money, the American citizen (AKA the consumer) will always end up on the losing end of the equation.
The wireless carriers themselves are turning their situation into a wireless broadband business. Both LTE and WiMax do not have circuit switched networks. Everything will be VoIP.
I completely agree that the cost of wireless telephones should be cheaper. I currently pay $160 per month for 2100 minutes and unlimited texting with Verizon for a family plan (3 lines). If Metro PCS and Cricket can offer $45 unlimited market calling, national calling shouldn't be more than $50-$60 per month. |
