AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile move to dismiss VoIP-Pal's US antitrust claims
( October 2, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile moved to dismiss VoIP-Pal's third amended US antitrust complaint over Wi-Fi calling, saying that the company has now abandoned the theory that VoIP-Pal itself previously called “the heart” of its case. “VoIP-Pal wants to provide native Wi-Fi Calling as a standalone service but is unable to do so because the carriers control access to the native calling app on their own customers’ phones. This is not a viable antitrust theory. The carriers’ control over access to the native calling app on their own customers’ phones would matter only if VoIP-Pal wanted to offer a complementary service, one customers would use alongside their cellular services,” they argued.See attached file. ...
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