if we were to build such a free for all system, what would it look like? ig the reason why different carriers came into being is because governments said we don't wanna handle all the maintenance so different companies were given the job to construct towers and manage them. Their customers are allowed to use their towers and the money they make turns into funds for these towers and their profits. But in an ideal world, could we just let one company, considering they aren't profit hungry, handle all the construction and maintenance of the towers? No customers, everyone's phones just connects to whatever tower is the closest. considering that all phones have the same radius, how many people would it take to cause the nearest tower to overflow? more importantly, what is the radius within which a modern smartphone can connect to a tower? I'm curious to see if a ffa system is possible, if we factor out corporate greed and a company's intrinsic desire for power and money. (part 1/2)