FCC Mandates that AT&T and Verizon Allow Data Roaming

I live in a rural/small town area of Oklahoma, just 40 miles from Oklahoma City. AT&T has held a license to operate in this area for 22 years. Verizon also has a license for this area. Neither has EVER spent a DIME to cover this area, and Verizon recently publicly said they have no intention of ever building a network in this part of Oklahoma. Both offer service here via roaming with CellularOne and Pioneer Cellular, small regional carriers who DID make the investment in a physical system here. We also have coverage via T-Mobile and Sprint, who did build their own systems, so we are not bereft of options, just not the "Big 2" carriers. So At&T and Verizon can whine and cry all they want about having to allow the small carriers' ...
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