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In The Race For More Spectrum, AT&T Is Acquiring T-Mobile For $39 Billion
- mohsen 16y agofor some reason i'm more concerned than excited.
- fossuser 16y agoMe 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.
- orangecat 16y agoFrom 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?
- rhizome 16y agoThey have always been "one" of the most fiercely competitve markets in the world. So has everyone else.
- plnewman 16y agoNow they will be AT,T&T-Mobile.
- X-Istence 16y agoMore discussion on this sad story can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346908 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346908
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- superdude 16y agoIn 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.