Verizon Wireless Snaps Up Qwest Spectrum, Network
The shape of things to come?
I think its going to end being verizon vs. cingular vs. nextel/sprint.
Sprint and nextel MUST develop some sort of partnership to use the MMDS spectrum which they share. Both are investigating flarion for that band. Both have BIG FAT chunks of spectrum up there (30 to 100 mhz per market).
If that partnership goes well then my guess is we will see the two merge.
Mergers make me feel uneasy as well. They inevitably means less competition. Oligopies always stink and are never truly competitive. Just look at the history of the US auto industry for a cue on the impact of oligopolies.
The consolidation is a necessity for now. Just look at the debt on most of these guys and the forecasts for sub ...
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So they are going to wholesale from Sprint??? how is that servicing the customers? I also get a kick out of the disclaimer at the end that to sum it up... "This statement maybe full of crap."
I remember reading a rather interesting article in a magazine last year before LNP went into effect that was written by a business annalist. To sum it up he was saying that there are two many major Cell providers at this time and to offer proper competition to the customer base it would be better to have 3-4 large companies then 6-7 large companies. He also goes to say...
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X9 said:Well, now that Verizon's bought the spectrum it needs to shore up its coverage in the Northwest...maybe it'll approach the quality of its Northeast coverage? Here's h...
Someone stop me when I'm wrong but it seems as though Verizon is buying up Qwest like Cingular did with ATTWS. With both Quest and AWS using the Sprint Network. So if my crystal ball is correct (which it seldom is) The Market place is boiling down to Cingular vs. Verizon (T-mobile and Nextel are some where in the backgraound. And Sprint is pimping their service to all the companies that are selling off their current networks. There is something "Mergers and Buyouts" that makes me feel uneasy. Then again maybe I'm just Paranoid. π
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I think that there is some confusion here. Verizon did not get the entire Qwest network. Pieces of it went to Sprint. VZW picked up licenses in areas that they had no license before. Qwest's network is nothing to write home about, so VZW and Sprint will have a lot of buildout to do.
Now if VZW can only get licenses in Yakima, WA, Richland, WA...
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AlltelRep12184 said:Well get used to the trepidation, 'cause Verizon's been eyeing Alltel under the radar for a while now.
I live in Gainesville, Fl, where AT&T Wireless purchased US Cellular and then the Cingular Merger was announced. US Cell isn't a sure thing where ever it is at. I just hope Alltel isn't bought by Verzion
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