subject: AT&T is Acquiring T-Mobile USA – The PIG Just Puked [print this page] AT&T is Acquiring T-Mobile USA The PIG Just Puked
No, its not morning sickness CellPig Nation (the PIG is a boy), but the PIG just puked all over his MacBook keyboard. AT&T is acquiring T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom, in a $39 billion deal.
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This is a hugely shocking acquisition, which came out of the blue. Rumors about a T-Mobile/Sprint merger have floated around for years, but we've never heard of anything like this.
What does this mean for AT&T and T-Mobile customers? One thing, for sure, is that they are soon to have much better cellular service. AT&T has vowed to expand 4G LTE, and with such a large increase in their customer base, they will rule a greater deal of the market. It now appears that Verizon is up against a monster. We'll call it the AT&T-Mobile' monster.
ReadAT&T's press release below and let us know what you think in the comments.
AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA From Deutsche Telekom
Provides fast, efficient and certain solution to impending spectrum exhaust challenges facing AT&T and T-Mobile USA in key markets due to explosive demand for mobile broadband
Enhances network capacity, output and quality in near term for both companies' customers
AT&T commits to expand 4G LTE deployment to an additional 46.5 million Americans, including in rural, smaller communities, for a total of 294 million or 95% of the U.S. population
Provides 4G LTE service for T-Mobile USA's 34 million subscribers
More than $8 billion in incremental infrastructure spend by a U.S. company over seven years, enabling nation's high-tech industry, innovation and economic growth
Creates substantial value for AT&T shareholders through large, straightforward synergies
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