Here's an interesting update to users who like to roam outside the confines of their carrier's wireless network. Verizon Wireless has offered a bold proposition to change the existing rules on roaming.So why would Verizon Wireless propose the existing roaming rule? Well, pressure from the government has encouraged or forced the carrier to propose a change to the current laws regarding roaming.
Roaming is a term coined to describe a practice that involves extending of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered.
The existing roaming law allows wireless network operators the choice to refuse from providing roaming services to competing companies that own spectrum in a given market but have yet to build out a network there. However, minor and regional wireless network operators claim that the existing roaming rule negatively affects customers, who are unable to roam in those regions and will be left without service.
Verizon Wireless announced that it will support legislation that requires it to provide roaming services in this type of circumstance. However, there's a catch. Big Red will only support legislation that sets a 2 year limit to the requirement.
So how will this play out? The letter containing the proposal to change the existing roaming rule has already been sent to several senators. However, considering how politics work, it may take months before actual changes to the rule are made.
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