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BluetoothGuy

Nov 2, 2007, 9:29 AM
Anyone else think that this might speed up the BT purchase of Sprint?
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arsimckhoi

Nov 2, 2007, 9:30 AM
ugh... nobody is buying sprint sorry
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BluetoothGuy

Nov 2, 2007, 9:32 AM
What makes you think that? I don't think it seems to absurd considering what Sprint is up against.
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arsimckhoi

Nov 2, 2007, 9:48 AM
and what exactly is sprint up against? and who's side would you claim your on? anti sprint, pro sprint, neutral?
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BluetoothGuy

Nov 2, 2007, 10:17 AM
I am pro-consumer.

Sprint is up against some pretty huge (and growing) competition. Some of which have some substantial foreign backing. As Sprint's market-share shrinks and the US dollar weakens, it becomes more feasible for a big foreign company to pick it up.
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mark038

Nov 3, 2007, 1:47 AM
BluetoothGuy said:
Anyone else think that this might speed up the BT purchase of Sprint?


If sprint gets taken over it could be by “Big Red” (VZW)…same technology, same frequencies (well VZW has 900 mhz) and sprint has some valuable spectrum that verizon could use; the IDEN side with be put on the auction block ‘cause:
1) Its useless and can’t really be integrated on CDMA –at least cheaply.
2) To calm down the regulators and the anti-monopoly comments…

Imagine VZW 65+ million consumers added to Sprints’ CDMA 30+ million… now you are almost dealing with 100 million consumers!! lol, almost scary, imagine if the network goes down; 100 million angry souls...
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smcgarvey6

Nov 3, 2007, 4:29 AM
The FCC would never allow a Buyout by VZW of Sprint. Something about a Monopoly.
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babydoc

Nov 3, 2007, 7:54 AM
I wouldn't necessarily agree with that. Even if VZW attempted to buy Sprint (very unlikely, too much debt and network overlap) there would still be plenty of other carriers out there to provide competition like ATT, T-Mob, Alltel, USCC, Cellular South etc...
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mark038

Nov 3, 2007, 6:48 PM
The definition of monopolies depends…most of the oil companies (Chevron, Exxon, Shell, etc) are monopolies that became after the smaller companies merged, all with the blessings of the government.

Sprint, until it uses one technology will be 2 companies, hence the name Nextel still attached to it.

All they had to do is divest these 2 companies, the CDMA side will be acquired by VZW or somebody else and the IDEN side assimilated into the GSM people ( ATT or T-Mobile).

Not that hard to do and about the government, if they right people get a little “incentive” the government will find a excuse to say it’s alright… I can see it ….“Verizon is an American company so it’s better to for Sprint ...
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babydoc

Nov 4, 2007, 7:45 AM
I beleive Sprint/Nextel is actually only one company, they just chose to keep both names for advertising purposes. The oil industry is really considered an oligopoly where a couple of companies dominate the industry rather than only one.
We're way off topic here though.
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Joey Esquire

Nov 6, 2007, 1:16 PM
Seriously??? You really think that VZW has the capitol? Vodafon is looking for an excuse to wash their hands of VZY of which I believe they hold roughly 40% and you still think so? Ok, consider the anti trust laws... hmmm sounding likely still??
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