"Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in
news:slrnetruqp.lu2.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net:

> So Verizon should port the number and give him service even though
> they don't provide service in his area?
>
>

Let's make a deal.......

Let's FORCE them ALL to provide service to anyone who asks for it, with
number portability, in ALL THE SHADED AREAS ON THEIR COVERAGE MAPS!

Now, we all know the coverage maps are all a blatant lie on any carrier,
a pipe dream. So, maybe if we FORCE them to actually PROVIDE service
where these maps say they have service....just maybe....the maps will
become a little more truthful, to the benefit of the consumer, of course,
and the consumer will stop asking silly questions about wanting service
from XYZ Cellular And Tire in Peoria, just because XYZ's coverage map
shows they have solid red coverage all across Peoria.

Just like the rest of them, Verizon Wireless' footprint is actually quite
small, just the size of the licensed network providers Verizon has bought
service from. If Verizon doesn't want to sell him service in Peoria
where they don't have a contractor providing service, then that needs to
show on a truthful map that Verizon is just roaming on Farmer's Cellular
and Tractor's system in Peoria.

Hell, if anyone looks at a Verizon map, it looks like the whole goddamned
country is covered with towers under a Verizon logo! It's not.

Larry
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