Wireless Competition Increases in the USA

Talking for less just got easier in the USA.

The spectrum swap and bi-lateral roaming agreement between Leap Wireless (Cricket) and Metro PCS, a value priced leader in mobile, means that the incumbent giants Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T now have to look over their shoulders at the two companies.

While both have traditionally focused on the local market non-travel type customer, this new roaming agreement basically creates a national footprint for both, or lays the foundation for it. What's also interesting is if this includes data roaming, as Cricket just announced some very reasonably priced data deals, but which don't permit VoIP.