In The Race For More Spectrum, AT&T Is Acquiring T-Mobile For $39 Billion

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Post by azharcs » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 6:38 PM UTC

In The Race For More Spectrum, AT&T Is Acquiring T-Mobile For $39 Billion
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Post by mohsen » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 6:50 PM UTC

for some reason i'm more concerned than excited.

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Post by gonehome » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 7:18 PM UTC

mohsen wrote: post #2

for some reason i'm more concerned than excited.

Me too, the even more plus plans from T-Mobile are great and most likely exist because of the parent company. T-Mobile also has great customer service and is my favorite US cellular provider. AT&T is worse in nearly every way except coverage area and now we'll have even less competition in the US, where prices are already too high.

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Post by orangecat » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 7:29 PM UTC

From the press release: "The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal."

Did they accidentally release this 12 days ahead of schedule?

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Post by plnewman » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 7:58 PM UTC

Now they will be AT,T&T-Mobile.

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Post by X-Istence » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 8:10 PM UTC

More discussion on this sad story can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346908

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 8:10 PM UTC

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Post by superdude » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 9:47 PM UTC

In terms of freedom, T-Mobile was the only large carrier to oppose warrant-less wiretapping of Americans. In terms of cost, T-Mobile offered the best non-contract prices, and I could use my Nexus One or iPhone on their network for a reasonable price.

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Post by rhizome » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 10:13 PM UTC

orangecat wrote: post #4

From the press release: "The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal." Did they accidentally release this 12 days ahead of schedule?

They have always been "one" of the most fiercely competitve markets in the world. So has everyone else.