AT&T to buy T-Mobile

[rworne]

If the appropriate government agencies approve, I guess:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-20/at-t-agrees-to-buy-deutsche-telekom-s-t-mobile-usa-unit-for-39-billion.html

So I wonder what this means for iPad owners. Not much for the original iPad, but doesn't the iPad 2 cover additional 3G frequency bands?

 

[Cutwolf]

Consolidation of the mobile carrier market is not a good thing.

 

[IrishTiger]

I haven't read the articles about it - but ATT could possibly run TMobile as a separate entity, and just own it. I would imagine they would merge eventually. I have no idea about the SIM cards - but I assume since I know a few people with iPhones and TMobile sim cards that eventually it will be an authorized phone for them.

 

[iPhone1]

They bought them with plans on using them for their upcoming LTE (4G) expansion.

 

[Greg M]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

I went to T-Mobile because of the value that they offer. I'd hate to loose that and be subject to AT&T's expensive rates.

I hope the government steps in and doesn't allow this. We need more choice, not less.

 

[MikePA]

Why can't people read the MR news before starting a thread that's irrelevant in this forum?

 

[Cutwolf]

I'm not well-versed in antitrust law, but on the surface, it seems they could run into some problems.

 

[redman042]

I'm not happy about loss of competition, but as an AT&T customer I am happy about the prospects for increasing coverage reach and density. Of course, we're looking at at least a year before this deal is approved and the networks adjusted to make this added coverage available to AT&T customers.

 

[r.j.s]

Please continue discussion here