AT&T May Divest Up to 40% of T-Mobile USA to Gain Approval
Just more evidence
I believe this is just more of, if no one else is going to buy them, we will. Yes, I'm aware of the talks Sprint and Tmobile were having but, in all honesty, I doubt Sprint would have been able to pull it off and not suffer greatly for it.
Vmac39 said:
Just pointing out the fact that Deutsche has been trying to get rid of Tmobile for some time
I have these barrels of chemical waste. I am dying to get rid of them, and I found this shipping company that will dump them at sea for me. But now the EPA is butting in, telling us that we cannot do that.
Again, see the parallel.
AJ
WiWavelength said:
I have these barrels of chemical waste. I am dying to get rid of them, and I found this shipping company that will dump them at sea for me. But now the EPA is butting in, telling us that we cannot do that.
Again, see the parallel.
AJ
No. But AJ I guess you can see them.
Vosim said:
Don't you see what he's getting at? Yet another example of a government agency getting in the way. Who is the EPA to tell us what we can and can't kill with our toxic waste?
And this has to do with this merger, or divesture of assets in what way?
So...
"I" = DT?
T-Mobile = the barrels of toxic waste?
AT&T = a shipping company that dumps barrels like this at sea?
I can't even think of a way to edit that to make sense.
If DT is eager to sell their US operations, then why not work with a company that has the resources to do so.
Regardless of AT&T's motivation to do this (spectrum/customers/eliminate competition) you can't fault them for doing so. People's best interests ALWAYS take a back seat to almighty dollar. Look at how many companies outsource to China and close down domestic operations.
Sprint clearly couldn't deliver on helping DT acheive its end goal, so they moved on to someone that has a better chance.
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So in other words, it was ok for AT&T to remove the possibility of a Sprint/Tmobile merge, just so AT&T can break up Tmobile anyways to eliminate even more competition.
Which is worse?
Let's look at this differently.
Given Sprint CEO's recent record for putting them on a more dynamic track for network enhancement results over AT&T's, I would say Tmobile would have had a better chance at an all around survival rate by Sprint not having to liquidate as much of the carrier to comply with acquistion rules. Thus creating a more viable competitive carrier in which the industry needs rather than the complete elimination of such carrier.
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John B.
You know Versed, you are one of the more respected posters on this site and my respect for you is higher than most. However, I not only joined this forum to help instruct, but also to be instructed. I tire of individuals that do not accept the hard truth in the business and technical aspects of the wireless industry in which we a...
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To be honest, it would have been better for either Google or similar company to buy TMO or Sprint. They have the money and the brains to turn both into thriving companies.
Vmac39 said:
Any business in the same position as ATT would do exactly the same thing, if the other company has similar products that can be easily incorporated and they have the financial means of doing it AND if ultimately, they believe that it would be a benefit to them in the long run. This isn't anything new in the business world.
Let me straighten out your logic.
First, people steal from other people all the time. Stealing is not "anything new." But that does not make stealing any less wrong. See the parallel.
Second, any businesses is inanimate; it acts only because of the decisions of business persons. So, any business would not "do exactly the same thing" as AT&T unless business persons ...
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Last I checked, this was a mutual thing.
Besides, just because two parties are already in talks about trying to make a deal, doesn't mean that someone else can't make an offer. If you want to blame someone for the Sprint and Tmobile deal not being hashed out, blame Tmobile. They could have continued with the negotiations with Sprint, but they didn't. So, regardless off what you may think, ATT isn't the only "bad guy" in this.
Secondly, I was referring to the entity itself, which by the way, includes the people you speak of. Using your logic, if I own a business and I know another company who is considering to sell some or all of its assets, I'm not suppose to inquire or put forth an offer,...
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Vmac39 said:
First, where does the idea of theft apply here?
Last I checked, this was a mutual thing.
He wasn't implying that there was any theft going on between AT&T and T-Mobile, he was just using theft as an example of something that happens a lot and is still not a good thing.
Vmac39 said:
So, regardless off what you may think, ATT isn't the only "bad guy" in this.
So we agree that AT&T is in fact a bad guy. 🙂
I think we're all talking about the same thing here in different ways. I'm saying AT&T's primary reason for buying T-Moblie is to eliminate competition, you're saying well of course they are why wouldn't they, and WiWave and saying that still doesn't ma...
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the problem is that this will most likely not provide beneficial to the customers and public
if it did there wouldn't be any problems with the merger but due to job loss inflation of prices over the old t-mobile customers and let alone eliminate a competitor which will stifle pricing and selections of phones and plans out there
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