Wow, AT&T To Acquire T-Mobile USA From Deutsche Telekom

[Cleo]

DALLAS, TEXAS AND BONN, GERMANY — March 20, 2011— AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom AG (FWB: DTE) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion. The agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.

AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA provides an optimal combination of network assets to add capacity sooner than any alternative, and it provides an opportunity to improve network quality in the near term for both companies’ customers. In addition, it provides a fast, efficient and certain solution to the impending exhaustion of wireless spectrum in some markets, which limits both companies’ ability to meet the ongoing explosive demand for mobile broadband.

With this transaction, AT&T commits to a significant expansion of robust 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) deployment to 95 percent of the U.S. population to reach an additional 46.5 million Americans beyond current plans – including rural communities and small towns. This helps achieve the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and President Obama’s goals to connect “every part of America to the digital age.” T-Mobile USA does not have a clear path to delivering LTE.

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Guess AT&T coverage is all of a sudden going to get a whole lot better although I guess they will need to change the frequency that T-Mobile has been using for 3G or make new phones or something.

[MeatPounder]

Going to be a lot of unhappy t-mobile subscribers for sure...they just saw their rates surge upwards

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by MeatPounder

Going to be a lot of unhappy t-mobile subscribers for sure...they just saw their rates surge upwards

I switched from T-Mobile to AT&T due to the iPhone.

AT&T cell rates actually end up cheaper due to being able to keep unused minutes each month and now with unlimited calling to or from any mobile phone if you have unlimited texting I'm ending up with even more rollover minutes each month.