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US cell providers are now down to 3

post #1 of 20
3/20/11 at 7:18pm
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AT&T is buying T Mobile, and rates are expected to go up. May be it'll improve ATT coverage and reduce the numbers of drop calls. I wonder what's going to happen to US Sprint.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/...39-billion/?hp
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post #2 of 20
3/20/11 at 7:21pm
The press release used the word "synergies" several times.
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post #3 of 20
3/20/11 at 8:51pm
We'll see if the deal goes through. It'll be interesting what Sprint and Verizon will do after this. Less competition is bad for the consumer.
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post #4 of 20
3/20/11 at 11:02pm
So I guess AT&T wants all the GSM coverage in America

I wonder how this will affect Android since T-Mobile always pushed the latest versions and "halo" phones.

Could AT&T make a new push with Nokia and Microsoft?
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post #5 of 20
3/20/11 at 11:21pm
won't verizon be on gsm with 4G ? thought cdma will be dumped
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post #6 of 20
3/21/11 at 12:23am
i was actually talking about this the other day with a co-worker. he thought it wouldn't be possible for AT&T to try to buy out TMUS... looks like a 3-4 "major carrier" end-game is about to come into fruition.
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post #7 of 20
3/21/11 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by mussel View Post
AT&T is buying T Mobile, and rates are expected to go up. May be it'll improve ATT coverage and reduce the numbers of drop calls. I wonder what's going to happen to US Sprint.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/...39-billion/?hp

corporate america.... too much pain in the b.....
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post #8 of 20
3/21/11 at 12:56pm
Undoutably this will not improve a pathetic quality of US cellular service. Consumers will be shafted again, just like with not so High-Speed internet at 50.00/month or not so HD cable at 150.00/month.
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post #9 of 20
3/21/11 at 1:45pm
if (make that a big IF) this passes regulatory approval, we're talking about 9 months to a year at least for that to happen. By then, the world will be over due to the whole 2012 thing. So no need to worry.
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post #10 of 20
3/21/11 at 2:02pm
SWEET! I hate making decisions.
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post #11 of 20
3/21/11 at 3:05pm
I much prefer an US Sprint/T Mobile combination. It'll be a de facto duopoly after the ATT deal is done. Hope this deal won't pass regulatory muster.
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post #12 of 20
3/21/11 at 3:39pm
I hope AT&T's reception actually gets better this time.
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post #13 of 20
3/22/11 at 9:31pm
Welcome to Canada ...
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post #14 of 20
3/23/11 at 12:06am
This is a travesty. We are going to get fucked so hard.
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post #15 of 20
3/23/11 at 1:11am
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Originally Posted by Fraiche View Post
I hope AT&T's reception actually gets better this time.

I hope so too.
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