And most of us don’t do landlines anymore. Sitting on hold for half an hour uses up a whole lots of minutes if you’re not on an unlimited plan.

And what choice do you have? Go with another carrier that will find some other way of taking advantage of you?

I want to see an open telecom network built. The company would be a large co-op. All of the equipment would belong to the members. Major changes would be affected by member votes. The network would provide voice and data services. You would be charged a fair rate for what you use – no plans and no gimmicks. It would be sorta like a government run solution but without involving the government…