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AT&T and Verizon Wireless Agree to Sale and Further Asset Swap

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WiWavelength

May 8, 2009, 9:48 PM

In a nutshell...

To be allowed to devour ALLTEL, VZW has to divest some overlap (licenses, network, subscribers). And AT&T is now the likely buyer.

Simply put, VZW mildly loosens its grip, while AT&T tightens its squeeze, and both increase their nearly duopolistic hegemony on the domestic wireless market.

Yeah! Great job of regulation, FCC!

AJ
Ma Bell rises again.
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WiWavelength said:
To be allowed to devour ALLTEL, VZW has to divest some overlap (licenses, network, subscribers). And AT&T is now the likely buyer.

Simply put, VZW mildly loosens its grip, while AT&T tightens its squeeze, and
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neovox

May 11, 2009, 7:05 AM

So...

So, what exactly does this mean for the consumer in the way of service impact? I'm particularly interested in the impact for Michigan customers, but I suppose it applies to customers in any of the affected areas?
Yeah im wondering the same thing. I live in North Alabama and would love to be able to swap to an IPhone..Vzw hasn't come out with any cool new phones in a while..im not a crackberry fan.
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tacoma

May 11, 2009, 4:52 PM

GSM where in VA?

Anyone know of what area or counties in VA.?
maxrebo

May 11, 2009, 12:27 AM

GSM

So .... all the areas of RCC/Unicel in southern Minnesota that were required to get new CDMA devices when going from Cellular One/Alltel to Unicel will now once again get forced to change phones again (but this time it makes more sense since it is CDMA to GSM)!
knoxvegas75

May 9, 2009, 10:08 PM

US Cellular? what about the other million customers?

Ok so the rumor is 1.5 million will go to AT&T

well that leaves around 1 million or so left and plenty of markets?

1. Any news of US Cellular making a grab?

2. can verizon sell the gsm network in a hypothetical market and the cdma and customers to another?

anyone know more details about what was exactly sold.

thanks

ps aj great maps
knoxvegas75 said:
Ok so the rumor is 1.5 million will go to AT&T

well that leaves around 1 million or so left and plenty of markets?

1. Any news of US Cellular making a grab?

2. can verizon sell the gsm network in a hypoth
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wrightN

May 9, 2009, 9:46 AM

question for an expert on this situation

my store is located in an at&t area that is rural almost 20-25 miles out in about any direction. alltel (cdma in general) has way better coverage out there.

since this is a divested market, is it possible that at&t may pick up some spectrum? and or some towers they can convert to gsm?
wrightN said:
my store is located in an at&t area that is rural almost 20-25 miles out in about any direction. alltel (cdma in general) has way better coverage out there.

since this is a divested market, is it possible that at&
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wrightN said:
my store is located in an at&t area that is rural almost 20-25 miles out in about any direction. alltel (cdma in general) has way better coverage out there.

since this is a divested market, is it possible that at&
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ajlineman

May 8, 2009, 4:38 PM

So... Assets?

Assets meaning subscribers too? Is this going to put AT&T back ahead of Verizon in overall amount of subscribers?
Do we get to rearrange the forum list yet again?
I think they just meen spectrum/towers. Alltel owns some GSM infrastructure due to its earlier buyout of Western Wireless, but I'm not so sure if they also have to give up some of their CDMA markets as well...
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no we don't even if they get those customers it wouldnt be enough to take over no.1 even if they do they still are not number one in my book
ajlineman said:
Assets meaning subscribers too? Is this going to put AT&T back ahead of Verizon in overall amount of subscribers?
Do we get to rearrange the forum list yet again?


Alltel just used its GSM network to...
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cellphoneslinger

May 8, 2009, 4:04 PM

OK .....

So which markets will be bought anybody know yet?
 
 
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