[IP] AT&T flings cellphone network wide open

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

At long last. Interesting what Hill attention can bring. BTW T-mobile  
has always done this. djf

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From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: December 6, 2007 4:08:07 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] AT&T flings cellphone network wide open

AT&T flings cellphone network wide open
USA Today
By Leslie Cauley

Starting immediately, AT&T (T) customers can ditch their AT&T phones  
and use any wireless phone, device and software application from any  
maker — think smartphones, e-mail and music downloading. And they  
don't have to sign a contract.
"You can use any handset on our network you want," says Ralph de la  
Vega, CEO of AT&T's wireless business. "We don't prohibit it, or even  
police it."

AT&T's push to give consumers maximum control of their wireless worlds  
is being driven, in part, by Google. The tech giant is a monster in  
the Internet search business for personal computers, and is hoping to  
replicate that success in the wireless market.

<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2007-12-05-att_N.htm>

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