If T-Mobile has a Beef, It Should File a Complaint

Although it is evident that T-Mobile and its supporters would like a different set of rules than those adopted in the Data Roaming Order, to the extent they believe that AT&T or anyone else is not offering data roaming services on commercially reasonable terms, they have a remedy: they can file a complaint.

There is undoubtedly good reason why these parties have not filed a complaint: data roaming on commercially reasonable terms is widely available, and with the industry transition to LTE, the choice among providers is only increasing. But what these parties want is something more -- what they really seek is a change in the data roaming rules, not enforcement of those rules. To that extent, they should file a petition for rulemaking. But, if T-Mobile contends that it is not seeking any rule change, and if it truly believes that it does not have access to commercially reasonable rates, terms and conditions for roaming, it can file a complaint.