Verizon Wireless today anounced an unlimited flat rate voice plan, which was followed only hours later by AT&T unveiling a similar plan.
Verizon's Plan costs $99 per month for unlimited calling to anyone in the US, with no long distance or roaming charges, plus an additional $1.99 per MB HTML browsing charge, for all tiers of the plan except the top tier.
AT&T's plan will begin on February 22, costing $99.99 per month, offering a similar unlimited US call map with no roaming or long distance.Sprint had been gradually rolling out a similar plan for $119 per month for unlimited voice, text, and data, but has only made it to a few markets in the United States thus far. Neither T-Mobile nor Alltel offer an unlimited plan yet.
The "flattening" of voice plans by effectively half of the domestic mobile phone business shows that voice calling has reached maturity, and is an expected service. Now, the strength and speed of a network's data coverage is becoming the deciding factor when choosing between telecom companies.
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