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AT&T CEO Says Data-Only Plans Are Inevitable

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Interoperability

Jun 2, 2012, 1:22 PM

In that case, Interoperability is key more than ever. Currently, the Feds mandate voice but not data roaming. If a carrier such as Verizon were to go to VoLTE and drop 3G altogether (by 2020) then there is no such thing as voice roaming agreements and small fry carriers like C Spire and U.S. Cellular are doomed. No nationwide calling. This guy just sealed the deal. Qualcomm MUST make a chip that supports all LTE bands. There really is no way around it.

Good job!

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NonBiasedRep

Jun 2, 2012, 4:39 PM

And you are certainly can have that opionion. These small carriers can't milk it out for too much longer.

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Jarahawk

Jun 3, 2012, 8:43 PM

What is 'milk it out'? Roaming isn't free. They have to PAY the mammoth carriers when their customers roam on rivals' networks. However without such a mandate we will truly be left with only Verizon and AT&T as carriers. No one else's nationwide footprint is as expansive.

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