Alltel Begins Serious Discussions For A Sale

If Verizon or ATT buy out alltel its going to be a mess because both companies would have to divest parts of Alltels network where Verizon or ATT already have 850mhz networks. The FCC wont allow a carrier to have both Cellular A and B blocks in the same market. Here in AZ if Verizon bought Alltel they would have to sell most of the spectrum off because in Arizona VZ and Alltels licenses pretty much overlap. Alltel operates so much roaming coverage for both GSM and CDMA carriers I just dont know what a buyout would do to affect Verizons or ATTs roaming coverage if one of them controlled it. I would much rather see Alltel remain a seperate wireless carrier than merge because Alltel helps keep the big boys in check somewhat.