Much as I agree that we don't need the Feds running cell companies, the solution here is MUCH simpler.
Simply make it against the law to sell a carrier locked phone in the US or put any impediment in the way of a cell phone owner moving his phone to any other compatible network, just like Italy and a few other EU countries.
This single rule would solve most of the problem, because carriers would have no real incentive to enter into exclusive contracts, or run incompatible networks.
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