Cingular is buying out T-Mobile?
Is this a rumor that may come true? This I heard from a friend and I don't think this would be a great move for T-Mobile. Please give me some feed back if ya'll heard this rumor.
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Not in the near future at least. T-Mobile has the least to offer Cingular. Look at thier footprints, they overlap about 90%. If anything, they would go after a regional carrier like Dobson cause they offer service in places Cingular does not (i.e. Alaska) which would help reduce roaming costs
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actually, i would think that they would go after t-mobile because i think that right now they are a bigger threat than verizon. t-mob has cheaper rate plans and offer more minutes for them, whereas verizon offers pretty much the same thing that cingular does. i don't know what kind of technology dobson uses, but since t-mob and cing are GSM they would probably shoot for that.
i don't know if the rumors are true since this is the only place that i've heard of that.
xoxo
i don't know if the rumors are true since this is the only place that i've heard of that.
xoxo
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If it was to happen it wouldnt happen for a long time I think because Cingular needs to get everything straight with the acquisition of AT&T first.
T-Mobile also has to be willing to sell itself, I don't think thats some Deutch Telekom would do. But I may be wrong.
T-Mobile also has to be willing to sell itself, I don't think thats some Deutch Telekom would do. But I may be wrong.
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liamdeschain said:
i don't know what kind of technology dobson uses, but since t-mob and cing are GSM they would probably shoot for that.
i don't know if the rumors are true since this is the only place that i've heard of that.
xoxo
Dobson is similar to both Cingy and AT&T Wireless technologywise. it was TDMA and still has a TDMA network, but it is transitioning to GSM. the aforementioned alaska market used to belong to AT&T Wireless, but a while back, they traded it to Dobson for (I think) more of California and a couple other bits. I could see buying Dobson as a potentially good move for Cingular, but I don't know if it would be approved or not, and as has already been mentioned, we need to worry...
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This is not something that CAN happen. In many markets across the U.S. Cingular and T-Mobile are the only GSM providers. The FCC would not allow Cingular to own all the GSM network in any market.
Also, T-Mobile USA is DeutschTelekom's first profitable wireless division, selling it off would substantially hurt their wireless development.
And on a third note, I can confirm this won't happen, because DT just placed T-Mobile USA's COO on the International Board of Directors. She will help drive US development.
Sorry guys.
Also, T-Mobile USA is DeutschTelekom's first profitable wireless division, selling it off would substantially hurt their wireless development.
And on a third note, I can confirm this won't happen, because DT just placed T-Mobile USA's COO on the International Board of Directors. She will help drive US development.
Sorry guys.
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I do not thin and the near future there will be a merger between the companies. Unless T-mobile USA falls apart like AT&T did. I do think that Cingular and T-mobile will do PTT together. Cingular will not buy them anytime soon.
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cingular WILL NOT be allowed to purchase because of the reason about the FCC that was listed in a prior post and DT has publically stated that they WILL NOT be selling T-mobile at all
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so what is true. did at&t buy cingular? or did cingular buy at&t? on the tv they always say at&t bought out cingular, but just kept the name
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