Kliegerman, who claims that the Cupertino giant failed to adequately disclose information pertaining to the "locked" nature of the iPhone and the roaming charges which might be incurred if a user was to take the device overseas.
If this merger goes through, not only will ATT and Verizon control the vast majority of cellular traffic for consumers, they will also remain in a position to control roaming charges to the remaining local carriers when the user is outside his home area.
Together the Hotspot 2.0 and WBA initiatives aim to create advanced Wi-Fi hotspot networks with an improved end-user experience for authentication, security, network selection and roaming.