And some more: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17658996
AT&T seems to be counting on picking up T-Mobiles customers, but from what I'm seeing, a lot of us don't plan to go along with it. - Trevor On 3/21/2011 9:16 AM, yellowintelligence wrote: > Here's another article: > > AT&T's $39B T-Mobile buyout raises regulatory, competitive and customer > service questions > > Source: networkworld.com > > Left AT&T for lousy customer service. While T-Mobile has it's moments, > for the most part they have been good, > > Sarita > > > --- In [email protected], Joseph Singer<joseph@...> wrote: >> DALLAS& BONN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T - News) > and Deutsche Telekom AG (FWB:DTE.f - News) today announced that they > have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire > T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock transaction > currently valued at approximately $39 billion. The agreement has been > approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. >> AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA provides an optimal combination > of network assets to add capacity sooner than any alternative, and it > provides an opportunity to improve network quality in the near term for > both companies' customers. In addition, it provides a fast, > efficient and certain solution to the impending exhaustion of wireless > spectrum in some markets, which limits both companies' ability to > meet the ongoing explosive demand for mobile broadband. >> With this transaction, AT&T commits to a significant expansion of > robust 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) deployment to 95 percent of the U.S. > population to reach an additional 46.5 million Americans beyond current > plans – including rural communities and small towns. This helps > achieve the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and President > Obama's goals to connect "every part of America to the digital > age." T-Mobile USA does not have a clear path to delivering LTE. >> "This transaction represents a major commitment to strengthen and > expand critical infrastructure for our nation's future," said > Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO. "It will improve network > quality, and it will bring advanced LTE capabilities to more than 294 > million people. Mobile broadband networks drive economic opportunity > everywhere, and they enable the expanding high-tech ecosystem that > includes device makers, cloud and content providers, app developers, > customers, and more. During the past few years, America's high-tech > industry has delivered innovation at unprecedented speed, and this > combination will accelerate its continued growth." >> http://www.businessinsider.com/att-buys-t-mobile-2011-3 >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> Joseph Singer, Seattle, Washington USA >> mailto:joseph@... >> http://babble.ly/TV70 [mobile] +1 503 961 0349 [Télécopieur] >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > - - > T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: > http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US > _ _ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------ - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
