If people are currently paying roaming costs, then the earnings are clearly merited. I could apply the same logic to a protection racket [1]; if people pay up,

If people are currently paying roaming costs, then the earnings are clearly merited. I could apply the same logic to a protection racket [1]; if people pay up, it's merited. [1] I'm not saying this is a protection racket; I'm saying that people paying doesn't necessarily make it merited.