This can only help in terms of approving the quality of AT&T Wireless service. The latest Consumer Reports ranked them at the bottom in a number of categories.

All of the carriers are racing toward providing more and different services location services, concierge services and the core service that most people seem to want to communicate by voice is being neglected.

My worry is that this could hurt competition.

All of the carriers are racing toward providing more and different services – location services, concierge services – and the core service that most people seem to want – to communicate by voice – is being neglected.

The fewer carriers you have, the less opportunity you have for the marketplace to function properly.

All of the carriers are racing toward providing more and different services – location services, concierge services – and the core service that most people seem to want – to communicate by voice – is being neglected.