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FCC to AT&T: Show Us Your Numbers

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Game On!

Slammer

May 27, 2011, 3:44 PM
I have to say that the FCC is really stepping up and putting the heat on AT&T. AT&T has stockpiled spectrum from past auctions and appears to have showcased it in glass cases for everyone to see but never touch.

Why should ATT be rewarded with more spectrum when they have done no good with what they have? I think ATT should not play games with the group of people that have the authority to make or break the deals.

I'm seeing a good portion of offense from ATT, but little defense.

John B.
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rarodrig26

May 27, 2011, 3:51 PM
Agreed! And they basically side step every question the FCC, Senate, or House have asked them with some BS corporate non-answer. Glad to see them getting deeply probed here, double meaning intentional.
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a992156

May 27, 2011, 4:50 PM
During these times, I believe no Senator or Congressman wants to be seen publicly giving the go ahead on a merger where thousands of people will lose their jobs. All those useless hacks in DC care about is the next election cycle and keeping their cushy tax payer funded job themselves. Giving a green light could hurt those chances.
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GeeksAreBest

May 28, 2011, 8:05 AM
I love how you all think this is being stepped up, or "the heat" being brought down on AT&T...this is all stuff they would do anyways. This is non-news. This is routine.

The only thing that hasn't been was the hearing with lawmakers, which apparently didn't phase the FCC a whole lot.
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Slammer

May 28, 2011, 10:36 AM
What sets this acquistion apart from past years, is the magnitude in which the close corridors of a duopolistic positioning could be rendered.

Whatever issues someone has with government up to now, should set those differences aside for the moment and understand that the FCC and DOJ are indeed our best advocates on this.

I welcome all hard questioning from the above sources regardless of what may be " routine".

John B.
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Versed

May 28, 2011, 8:59 AM
Congress has no say, they can hold hearings. And I agree its all grandstanding so they look good to the voters. Unfortunately people have short memories and sometime before next elections.
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Versed

May 28, 2011, 8:57 AM
John,
They aren't being rewarded, they're buying. There is no free lunch here.
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Slammer

May 28, 2011, 10:17 AM
Purchasing T-Mobile is divided into two parts within one purchase.

One part consists of the ownership of the business aspects of subscribers, management, infrastructure and so forth of T-Mobile. Everything that has to do with a normal business acquistion.

The second part is the inheriting of the "Leased" spectrum of T-Mobile. This is the portion all eyes are on. Spectrum leased, is held under certain guidelines to benefit the entire society of population. It is publicly owned. This is very important, because ATT has not made an initiative to allocate or put into function, any spectrum they have acquired from recent past years. Their customers or any carrier piggybacking off their network has suffered. Dropped calls, lack of equivale...
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insider.

May 28, 2011, 11:34 AM
It would be more accurate to state that AT&T has not made an initiative to use *ALL* of their spectrum or a *large majority* of their spectrum assets to date. Obviously, they are using the spectrum assets they've got to launch LTE in the first 5 markets and expand HSPA+ 4G networks. They have big plans for the remainder of their spectrum assets and they would like to make even BIGGER plans, thus the T-mobile aquisition/merger.

"Zero progress" is just false.
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This is very important, because ATT has not made an initiative to allocate or put into function, any spectrum they have acquired from recent past years.

So in short, ATT has made 0 progress in putting the best interest into the consumers interests.
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Slammer

May 28, 2011, 1:34 PM
Everyone has big plans. To capitalize on these plans is what we are all interested in. 36 Billion dollars is a lot of currency that could have better utilized their holdings several years ago. They did not. Instead they accepted the lowest industry rating for their network without seemingly showing a genuine care.

Riding the coattails of the Apple products, allowed them to relax and bask in the sun on a beach while their spectral investments remained at home for them to admire. It was only the upcoming loss of exclusivity for the iPhone, that lit some sort of fire to upgrade. Coincidental? Not in my opinion.

The point here, is if they can't be trusted with what they already have, I'm not about to trust them with a large portion of mo...
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insider.

May 28, 2011, 2:51 PM
glad you agree that your first statement was a huge exaggeration. 😉
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Slammer

May 29, 2011, 9:04 AM
My statement is far closer in proximity to the reality than the extreme opposite. So the "Huge exaggeration" that you placed on my points would be false. My points would in all actuality, more closely resemble a metaphor for argument.


😁


John B.
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TheRobotDevil

May 28, 2011, 12:24 PM
You are correct in your assessment of AT&T's network issues and how they have not acted in the best interest of the consumer. However, AT&T has been adding new customers and increasing their revenues every quarter. Thousands of people lined up outside their retail locations to buy the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. So where is their incentive to make major improvements in their network and customer service since these issues have not hurt their sales?
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PaulAlcohol

May 28, 2011, 2:55 PM
I think AT&T, Verizon, T-mobile and Sprint all have a bad rep. AT&T and Verizon consistantly copy one another and T-mobile and Sprint follow suit. AT&T takes away unlimited data, Verizon is next on board, and eventually Sprint and T-mobile will be there. Kinda like Coke vs Pepsi with their cheaper non-name brand sodas.
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Versed

May 29, 2011, 9:21 AM
John,
Since we are talking about stockpiled spectrum, lets talk about Sprint, they have tons of it, and mostly unused. Lets divest them first of this unused spectrum, then we shall worry about AT&T? Oh, wait, thats different?
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WiWavelength

May 29, 2011, 11:31 AM
Versed said:
John,
Since we are talking about stockpiled spectrum, lets talk about Sprint, they have tons of it, and mostly unused. Lets divest them first of this unused spectrum, then we shall worry about AT&T? Oh, wait, thats different?


Nothing in my research has uncovered that Sprint has "stockpiled spectrum...mostly unused." If you are going to make this kind of indictment, you need to corroborate it with evidence. I called you out on this before, but you failed to respond.

So, back it up. Or shut it down.

AJ
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Slammer

May 29, 2011, 11:36 AM
I would elect Cellstudent or WiWavelength to better describe the technicalities, But I will info what I presumably know.

Two things differentiate this issue.

First is the most obvious.

Sprint is NOT under FCC investigation for a major acquistion that would control a major portion of the marketshare or greatly effect consumer's interests and competitive edge.

Secondly: Of the Sprint/ Clearwire partnership, Clearwire represents most of the roughly 220Mhz total spectral assets; Not Sprint. Setting that aside, 75 markets of WiMAX are up and running. More are now to follow since the two have somewhat buried the hatchet then will switch to LTE. Most of the 2.5ghz allocated for WiMAX, will require more within an area to accomplish what...
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