Re: Does Verizon do GSM?

I could be wrong, but I thought all cellular licenses were in use before digital was invented. Therefore all cellular licenses were analog. All cellular carriers that had analog, and I think they all had, must keep it running until the FCC says they can cease.


Tropical Haven wrote: 
       Verizon is a CDMA carrier.  In the areas where they have cellular
licenses, they are mandated by the FCC to keep amps running.  I think
that if you are traveling to other countries, you can get a gsm phone
and a sim for it with your verizon account, but I do not know if the
phones are branded.



That's only partially true.  The FCC does not mandate that carriers with cellular licenses run AMPS, it mandates that carriers with cellular licenses running AMPS must maintain those systems to a minimal degree.  IIRC, there is a company in Wyoming
that runs GSM 850, but not AMPS, TDMA, nor CDMA.

TH

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  • Re: Does Verizon do GSM?
    ... carrier with no legacy AMPS/TDMA coverage. ... Provide AMPS, upon request, to subscribers and roamers using ... This makes it as clear as can be that if the company is a cellular licensee it has to provide analog AMPS service until 2008. ... cellular licenses, they are mandated by the FCC to keep amps running. ...
    (alt.cellular.verizon)
  • Re: Does Verizon do GSM?
    ... > that if you are traveling to other countries, you can get a gsm phone ... The FCC does not mandate that carriers with cellular licenses run AMPS, it mandates that carriers with cellular licenses running AMPS must maintain those systems to a minimal degree. ...
    (alt.cellular.verizon)
  • Re: Does Verizon do GSM?
    ... Therefore all cellular licenses were analog. ... they are mandated by the FCC to keep amps running. ... The FCC does not mandate that carriers with ...
    (alt.cellular.verizon)