By Marguerite Reardon
Published: Monday 29 September 2008
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Simon
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Cumbria
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IT
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Hmm, I recall having thought about something very similar at least a decade or two ago ! It could be done with todays technology - all it needs is a virtual network operator with roaming agreements with all of the carriers.
OK, some bits, like the call-by-call routing choices would need additional handset software, but it could provide an any-network, anywhere service.
Chances of it happening ? None at all - the wireless networks will fight this hard - very hard. And they can kill it very easily by simply charging high termination & roaming rates to make it uneconomic.
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