Verizon Will Divest 15 More Markets to Acquire Alltel
So, is Albuquerque affected?
Because both Verizon and Alltel operate their own networks in the Albuquerque market, I am guessing that Albuquerque, New Mexico is one of the affected markets.
Also, does anyone know if the Verizon network is being divested, or is the Alltel network being divested? Verizon has a much larger user base in Albuquerque than Alltel, being the largest carrier here. I would guess that the Alltel network is being divested.
I also wonder, who will pick up the divested network or spectrum? I think that AT&T can use some additional spectrum here in Albuquerque to expand 3G coverage. AT&T has shown the most improvement here in Albuquerque in terms of service quality. AT&T should continue improving to overtake Verizon and T-Mobile as the lead...
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Also, does anyone know if the Verizon network is being divested, or is the Alltel network being divested? Verizon has a much larger user base in Albuquerque than Alltel, being the largest carrier here. I would guess that the Alltel network is being divested.
I also wonder, who will pick up the divested network or spectrum? I think that AT&T can use some additional spectrum here in Albuquerque to expand 3G coverage. AT&T has shown the most improvement here in Albuquerque in terms of service quality. AT&T should continue improving to overtake Verizon and T-Mobile as the lead...
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if this is required as a condition of the merger, Verizon will be required to divest their network. The FCC doesn't accept promises, only action.
Now if Atlantis holdings decided to divest their portion of the network prior to the merger desicion then that is another story.
Now if Atlantis holdings decided to divest their portion of the network prior to the merger desicion then that is another story.
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It's the DOJ & the FCC that makes the decision as to which network gets divested in overlap markets. I believe in the case of Verizon acquiring Unicel, Verizon "might" be given the choice as to which network to divest in overlap Alltel markets, as Unicel was GSM everywhere, except for Minnesota (which the former Unicel network is already CDMA). I think the FCC should consider that, as the areas that used to be Unicel GSM might make better sense to go to another GSM carrier, and Verizon is willing to divest the Unicel network they acquired in Kansas for Alltel, which is already CDMA. As for Albuquerque; we don't know yet. We know there will be areas that Verizon will be forced to give up, that they're not willing to give up voluntarily. ...
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