I don&#x27;t see what&#x27;s new here.  Cell phone service is already a competitive market in the USA, although slightly less so than in the UK.<p>- Companies that offer wireless service, even though they own no physical infrastructure?  Yes, the US has &gt;60 MVNOs: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_United_States_mobile_virtual_network_operators" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_United_States_mobile_v...</a><p>- The ability to roam onto a different network?  Yes, T-mobile doesn&#x27;t cover everywhere, but has roaming agreements to fill the gaps in coverage.<p>- Porting numbers between operators?  Yes.<p>The issues aren&#x27;t technical in nature.  The issue is also not that the wholesale market is dysfunctional or nonexistent.<p>The issue is that an individual wants predictability in billing for usage, without negotiating prices each day.  This objective is most easily achieved through serially monogamous relationships with operators or MVNOs.