Mobile Phone Customers Can Look Forward to Cheaper Minutes
As the FCC is set to address consumer concerns over the availability of network access to different services, mobile phone service providers are preparing to make adjustments to the way they do business. In the past, regulations have favored sweet heart deals between mobile phone manufacturers and service providers. Apple and AT&T are a prime example of this sort of exclusive arrangement, coupling AT&T’s network with the Apple iPhone and not allowing consumers the choice of networks they prefer to use. This has angered many iPhone users who feel they are being forced to use a network that may not perform to their personal expectations. The potential that the FCC’s network neutrality rulings could change the game for service providers is very high and so many providers are taking steps on their own to be prepared for this shift.
Already, consumers who have wanted affordable mobile phone deals are looking to buy the phone they can afford and then choose the carrier that works best for their budget. Since many users want to be able to access services such as Skype and Google Voice over their mobile phones in order to reduce their costs, the FCC is considering allowing this. Analysts suspect that the effects on the mobile phone industry will be similar to what happened earlier this decade when VOIP technology was allowed over land based phone lines. In the same way the traditional phone companies lowered their rates to compete with VOIP users, mobile phone companies are expected to reduce the costs of airtime on their networks in order to compete with internet based service offerings from their new competitors.
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