Cingular Pink-Slips Customers Who Travel Too Much

Apparently market share is no longer Cingular's main objective. This article
seems to say that Cingular is shedding customers who roam too much. What's
your take?

http://www.wxyztv.com/wxyz/ys_investigations/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15949_4556035,00.html


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