Utility pricing is regulated because the barrier to entry and cost of switching for consumers is far too high to realistically expect competitors to enter. Don

Utility pricing is regulated because the barrier to entry and cost of switching for consumers is far too high to realistically expect competitors to enter. Don't like your 1000/month gas bill? Well then you can sell your house and move to the neighborhood next door. Same principle with the mobile market at this point. Some states allow choosing the electricity provider separate from the utility providers themselves (creating a competitive market). In the same way, we should be able to choose between competing implementations within the walls of the mobile platforms. Absolute control of a platform that impacts a huge percentage of society will not be something that's accepted in the longer term