The FCC has overturned a 2007 decision regarding home roaming rules for carriers in which the regulatory body previously ruled that established carriers did not have to provide voice roaming services to other carriers if they owned spectrum in the same vicinity, but had not built out the necessary infrastructure for coverage.
Under the new ruling, carriers with unused spectrum in the same area as a competing carrier will now be allowed to roam using the competitor’s infrastructure, forcing the established competitor to forge a roaming agreement until the competitor with unused spectrum builds out the additional infrastructure for coverage. The FCC is also considering applying the same ruling for data roaming coverage.
this is just stupid. why not start up a phone company now and leverage off of everyone else with little investment required to do it right. who does this really help the most? follow the money trail. what a crock.