Free Up the Mobile Phone Networks

Plenty has been said and written about this here and in other continents.  The walled gardens have to fall.

At a time when even speaking up or blogging about the carriers can be dangerous, I thank Vindu Goel for his post, urging that it is time to open up the cell-phone networks here.

Vindu says:

More and more people use their cell phones as a gateway to e-mail and the Internet. But unlike the open standards of the Web, the cell-phone networks are a closed system. Carriers like Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint have total control.

While this particular post focuses on the texting aspect, all other aspects (Speaking up about it, Quality of Service, Contracts, New Technologies, etc) need a big change.