Merger Approved By FCC
"FCC Gives Nod to Cingular-AT&T Wireless Merger"
The FCC's wireless telecommunications bureau has recommended clearing Cingular's buyout of AT&T Wireless with only minimal divestitures from the two companies. The Department of Justice also is expected to clear the merger.
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The FCC's wireless telecommunications bureau has recommended clearing Cingular's buyout of AT&T Wireless with only minimal divestitures from the two companies. The Department of Justice also is expected to clear the merger.
You can read the entire article here:
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Sweet! Now we just wait for it to be officially approved and we can get started. I can't tell ya how many people I've had come in wanting to migrate to Cingular from ATTWS thinking the merger was already complete.
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Here is question, or a situation, I am looking for clarification on. I realize this is just specluation for now.
Ok, an ATTWS GSm subscriber is out of contract. ATTWS does not have a gsm to gsm upgrase program for Dealers right now. Cingular does. I know thye will not be a new subscriber to Cingular, as Cingular will essential own and control ATTWS during the transition. So, I doubt they will pay for a new subsciber from a company they just bought. My thought is will they now meet Cingular gsm to gsm upgrade criteria? Any ideas. I have heard rumors that we "dealers selling attws who will now be selling cingular" will have access to both systems via posdotcom (cingualr's web based dealer activation system). Sorry to be long winded.
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Ok, an ATTWS GSm subscriber is out of contract. ATTWS does not have a gsm to gsm upgrase program for Dealers right now. Cingular does. I know thye will not be a new subscriber to Cingular, as Cingular will essential own and control ATTWS during the transition. So, I doubt they will pay for a new subsciber from a company they just bought. My thought is will they now meet Cingular gsm to gsm upgrade criteria? Any ideas. I have heard rumors that we "dealers selling attws who will now be selling cingular" will have access to both systems via posdotcom (cingualr's web based dealer activation system). Sorry to be long winded.
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AWS does have a GSM to GSM upgrade but it is not accessable by dealers. Must be at a AWS store or through care.
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I know that, and that is why my above post specifically mentions "for Dealers" The purpose of my of my post was to ask for insight as to how certain things will be handle on the indirect side. But thanks
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My understanding is that ATTWS customers out of contract will be able to "migrate" to Cingular rate plans and will get a new phone and sim.
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I had thought the same thing. Wondering if that would be considered a new subscriber, meaning paying a Dealer a commission for the number, or will it be an upgrade? I had been under the impression towards the later of the two. I am going to merger sales training on the 21st. Will share any insights gathered.
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It would be great to see the takeover final decision out before Nov. 1st, and all indications from news articles and wirelessweek.com show that some more decisive news could be coming around the last week of October, I guess time will tell.
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Mobile,
You bring up a good question, that I had not thought of. Logic would tell me that agents would be paid for an upgrade versus a new sale. Guess we should all push for the ATT customer to port their number, pre-merger!! I have had a significant increase in ATT ports over the past two months. Now, if an agent gets paid new activation commision on a port, although it is an existing number, I would then think that all the migrating ATT customers post-merger would be a new activation. I guess we will find out during merger training.
Will
You bring up a good question, that I had not thought of. Logic would tell me that agents would be paid for an upgrade versus a new sale. Guess we should all push for the ATT customer to port their number, pre-merger!! I have had a significant increase in ATT ports over the past two months. Now, if an agent gets paid new activation commision on a port, although it is an existing number, I would then think that all the migrating ATT customers post-merger would be a new activation. I guess we will find out during merger training.
Will
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you're probably right...but I'm pushin for pre-merger new lines. I don't mention the merger if someone pops in sayin they have ATT and want Cingular, unless of course they already know about it, most people really don't care. Plus if they're really unhappy with ATT then they won't come to Cingular since they'll interpret that as us becoming ATT instead of the other way around.
I'm hopin it'll be counted as a new line, but if not, at least we still get paid for upgrades.
I'm hopin it'll be counted as a new line, but if not, at least we still get paid for upgrades.
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