Patrick A. Timlin wrote: > > > From: "[email protected] <mailto:edwardp%40mcom.com>" > <[email protected] <mailto:edwardp%40mcom.com>> > > > Here's one question: Should DT decide to sell the U.S. operation > again, > > would a change of ownership - should it actually be sold, be an event > > that would qualify for a contract cancellation without an early > > termination fee? > > Well again, any such sale would take a bit of time to complete and so > everyone should have plenty of advanced notice. If you are looking to > get out of a T-Mobile contract now, your contract will expire before > anything happens with any such sale. And if you are satisfied now but > concerned who they might be sold to, then simply do not renew your > contract and then you can cancel at any time after it expires. > > > Aside from Vodafone (which is already in the U.S. through its 45% > > ownership of Verizon Wireless), I cannot think of any other wireless > > company globally that would be large enough to acquire T-Mobile USA > as a > > whole. > > It could be that it wouldn't be a wireless company but instead a > company looking to expand into wireless. Cable companies (Comcast), > DirectTV, and other "media" providers might want to compete better > with Verizon by also being able to offer wireless along with their TV, > internet and house phone options like Verizon. > > Or it might be something like Google, Yahoo, or some other internet > company looking to expand. After all, what better way to expand your > internet presence then by also running a wireless system filled with > even more internet ready devices. Heck, even Apple could decide to > become a wireless provider. > > When you look outside the traditional wireless carriers, there are a > lot of potential companies out of there with very deep pockets. > > Regards, > Patrick >
As of this time, I am not a contract customer of T-Mobile. Last March, I ported my number out of T-Mobile when the announcement was made. At the time, I had been a postpaid customer of T-Mobile, but off-contract for six years. When I first obtained service with them, I had a one-year contract. I really loved the service and had full bars literally everywhere with them, but I had a bad experience with AT&T when it was known as Cingular and I will not go back to them. Maybe I acted too hastily when leaving... I am not on a contract either with my current company and can port the number out again at any time. Comcast, TimeWarner and other cable companies (collectively, SpectrumCo), recently reached an agreement to sell their unused spectrum holdings to Verizon Wireless, this deal is now being challenged by T-Mobile and metroPCS, at least those two are on-record as opposing it. The FCC is also looking at it as well. Dish Network also has unused spectrum and its CEO recently indicated that if the AT&T deal fell apart, which it did, he would be interested in talking to T-Mobile about a spectrum deal. (Late this afternoon, it was announced that Sprint's board of directors voted "no" on an $8 billion acquisition of metroPCS. It wasn't said why they voted against it. But Sprint's stock market value alone, is less than $8 billion...) I'm not sure if the likes of Google, etc. want to get into any type of service business. Google is already into wireless with the Android system, as is Apple with the iPhone. If T-Mobile can pull this off, become self-sufficient without any financial help from DT, that would be great. But I remain hopeful that DT will keep T-Mobile and not try to sell it again. http://seekingalpha.com/article/391451-deutsche-telekom-s-ceo-discusses-q4-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo is a transcript of the conference call. Rene Obermann stated not to expect a near-term structural solution, nor anything like the AT&T deal. ------------------------------------ - - 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/
