AT&T, Verizon investigated for eSIM antitrust after complaint by AppleAT&T and Verizon want to lock out and lock down eSIM. Apple wants the government to stop them.
eSIM allow customers to more easily choose between — and, theoretically switch between — carriers. So, of course, the dominant carriers in the U.S., AT&T and Verizon, aren't exactly fans of the technology. And they may just be blocking it to the extent that it constitutes antitrust.
From The New York Times:
The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, according to six people with knowledge of the inquiry.
In February, the Justice Department issued demands to AT&T, Verizon and the G.S.M.A., a mobile industry standards-setting group, for information on potential collusion to thwart a technology known as eSIM, said two of the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the detai...
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AT&T, Verizon investigated for eSIM antitrust after complaint by Apple
