Data roaming shouldn’t be controversial, but the market...
Data roaming shouldn’t be controversial, but the market by itself won’t fix problems, said T-Mobile Vice President-Federal Regulatory Affairs Kathleen Ham in a blog post (http://t-mo.co/1sZPPrL). In May, the carrier asked the FCC for a declaratory ruling providing guidance and…
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“predictable” enforcement criteria for determining whether the terms of data roaming agreements meet the “commercially reasonable” standard adopted in the commission’s 2011 data roaming order (CD May 28 p9). Comments on the petition are in and the verdict was nearly unanimous, Ham said. “Except for AT&T and Verizon, of course, virtually every party weighing in at the FCC supports T-Mobile’s proposed benchmarks, as well as the other necessary minor clarifications,” she wrote Tuesday. “Consumers should not have to forgo T-Mobile’s ‘Un-carrier’ benefits simply because they work in or travel through coverage gaps or hard-to-build areas. Nor should local and regional carriers be unable to attract customers who aren’t content to stay always within their home markets."