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Would Verizon ever possibly buy Sprint?

yojerms1977

Feb 28, 2009, 2:17 PM
I was a longtime customer of Sprint for almost ten years. The last three years were the worst of my life with them! Those bastards drove me insane. I'm now happy with Alltel, which is now VZW. A CS Rep told me on the phone yesterday that I would be an official VZW customer in exactly two months here in SC. I'm happy about that too, because they have awesome phones! I keep reading how Sprint is losing MILLIONS of people each quarter! They finally went below the 50 Million mark. Who else shares Sprints technology/network? If it's Verizon, do you think they will gobble Sprint up, or would the FCC consider it a monopoly? I want to see Sprint crumble after what they put me through!!! 🤣
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familyguync07

Feb 28, 2009, 3:27 PM
I would more than likely say NO!! T-mobile would be the one likely to buy them or maybe us cellular could grow some hair on their balls and buy them out us cellular knows how to run a company they print everything they own all the companies that service us cellular (BEsides the phones) IE Fixtures Posters advertisement !!
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dave73

Feb 28, 2009, 7:26 PM
Both Verizon & AT&T would not be able to buyout Sprint, due to excessive spectrum, and they would own too much share of subscribers. Depending on competition, spectrum, & subscribers, even T-Mobile might not be able to acquire Sprint in many markets. I wouldn't rule T-Mobile out completely. USCC doesn't have the money to buy them out, but if they did, then they would probably be the best choice for buying out Sprint where they don't currently have coverage with iPCS (Sprint's crybaby affiliate). USCC would either have to divest iPCS, or buy them out.

If Sprint crumbles, or gets acquired by someone else, then if iPCS is still in business, then they might be forced to go on their own if they don't get bought out. Much like how Suncom...
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familyguync07

Feb 28, 2009, 8:29 PM
I wouldn't say uscc doesnt have enough money its called loans!! Verizon didn't have cash to buy alltel they bought alltel and paid some cash plus re did all the loans alltel had they just took over the debt it otherwords
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vzwinagent

Feb 28, 2009, 9:18 PM
A small company can't get huge loans though. I can't see a regional carrier like USCC ever having the power to buy a national carrier like Sprint.... no matter how bad they suck.
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navydave

Feb 28, 2009, 11:19 PM
Why buy a dieing company. VZ and the others will pick over Sprints bones every quarter just as they have the last several years. At&t or VZ would not beable to absorb the whole of Sprint in a year or two.
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