Cool. And when I find you lying in the street having a heart-attack or stroke, I'll just stand there and stare at you because I have no phone on account of there being no contract that was actually usable.
Communication is too important to be left to the "invisible hand".
Let's just peacefully explore the issue. I'm still trying to find my own stance here, entertaining opinions without necessarily embracing them, putting forward an argument to see what will be said against it.
Firstly, I don't think it would ever go that far. If no one is using a phone at all, then certainly there is money to be made from providing a service that is at least usable. At least as much I'd say we can expect from the invisible hand. Secondly, some would argue that regardless of whether I die or not, it is immoral to force anyone (a telecommunications provider) to offer services it doesn't want to offer. Taking it further, what if we, the people, felt we needed communications services and forced you to provide them? If the invisible hand hadn't already compelled you to provide it, would you be fine with the visible hand "compelling" you?
You sound like someone who just had their first economy class and is high on free market ideals.
Hey, are you trying to discredit me as someone who has taken an economics class or someone who has taken too few of them?