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But that doesn't mean it will be able to implement

Dec. 20, 2017 by Ella Pickett

But that doesn't mean it will be able to implement the plan in the next three years.

"We're committed to being a great service provider" in rural areas, Reyes told the committee. "But what we're saying is that we're going to do a comprehensive investigation of all the data that is coming in from all the service providers around the country. And it's not just a question of whether we can get the service providers to pay for it, it's a question of what steps we can take to make it a little bit less expensive."

The new plan's proponents claim that the problem is that people aren't able to take advantage of the unlimited data and priority access offered by the company's service providers. The proposal would allow third-party data providers to use a phone number to send users to specific service providers — a practice called "reverse-netting," or TRNT.

"As a service provider, we're not going to get this problem unless we're going to make it public," said Michael Rifkind, chief of communications for the National Association of Broadcasters. "That's what we're doing. The reality is, when you've got some of these services, and it's an open, open, open, open market, it's not going to get any less of respect."

The question of whether Verizon will be able to pay for this data problem has been raised since the company announced on April 28 that it would pay out a $1.2 billion contract to AT&T to allow it to make unlimited calling, video streaming and home video calls by calling AT&T's cell carriers.

To date, Verizon has announced it will pay out $1.6 billion to Verizon to provide service to 1.2 million people in the United States, according to a report released by the US Cellular Association. Verizon was able to make the decision on its own.