FCC Clears Verizon Wireless's Acquisition of Rural Cellular
Southdakota
Umm confused here South Dakota only has Altel and Verizon wouldnt they need to divest this market as well
since legally they only can have two nat'l carriers.
since legally they only can have two nat'l carriers.
...
This has nothing to do with Alltel. Verizon bought out Rural Cellular LONG before they announced the acquisition of Alltel. There would be NO WAY the FCC would already make a decision on the Alltel merger yet!!!
...
i'm not sure. that's a good question. but won't alltel become verizon? if they do, then wouldn't that make it just verizon and not both? is there no AT&T?
...
I wonder if possibly some of the GSM coverage is provided by Altel in this area since Altel is known to own some GSM spectrum, not sure just where they do. Just a thought.
🙂
🙂
...
This transaction has nothing to do with Alltel. This transaction has to do with Rural Cellular and Verizon. NOT ALLTEL. The Alltel transaction is not going to be approved or denied until a few more months. These types of things just don't instantly happen.
And yes, to your question anyways. IF Verizon does eventually acquire Alltel, then Alltel will be absorbed into Verizon and become Verizon. If there are any areas that require divestiture, then those areas will be given to a new company that Alltel and Verizon agree to give them to.
And yes, to your question anyways. IF Verizon does eventually acquire Alltel, then Alltel will be absorbed into Verizon and become Verizon. If there are any areas that require divestiture, then those areas will be given to a new company that Alltel and Verizon agree to give them to.
...
Sprint maybe? they are the only major carrier with that technology. and would it be worth it for them? customers that would be acquired and amount of area.
...
I very highly doubt it. Sprint only operates in the 1900 MHz PCS spectrum. Taking that large of a 850 MHz Cellular footprint would be an odd step for them. Seeing as many Sprint customers only have PCS-only phones, they would be rendered useless in these areas.
I would say US Cellular would take it before Sprint. Either that, or AT&T. Actually, I think AT&T may be the more probable one. I know it's two different technologies, but Verizon and AT&T have been partnering up quite a bit in these past few transactions. I think Verizon would be more apt to give away those areas to AT&T before it gave them to another CDMA competitor.
I would say US Cellular would take it before Sprint. Either that, or AT&T. Actually, I think AT&T may be the more probable one. I know it's two different technologies, but Verizon and AT&T have been partnering up quite a bit in these past few transactions. I think Verizon would be more apt to give away those areas to AT&T before it gave them to another CDMA competitor.
...
I agree wiith you on many of your answers to Slammer however, yes while Sprint runs on 1900 mhz, and Alltel works on 800 mhz, Both carriers offer dual/tri mode handsets that can work off each of their systems including verizon. that is where the roaming comes in. So Sprint is very compatible with some changes and would not be out of the question. but agreed US Celluar is more compatible. but will the divestitures just be given way or auctioned?
...
They usually enter into agreements with another carrier. For instance, Verizon and AT&T entered into agreements TWICE in the past year between the Dobson/AT&T merger and the Verizon/RCC merger. Verizon assumed some Dobson territory and AT&T is assuming some RCC territory. That is why I believe when it comes to the Alltel merger, Verizon and AT&T will be swapping again. I can almost see AT&T buying out Centennial soon so I could see them giving some of those overlapping markets to Verizon in exchange for the Alltel areas.
...
michael_herc said:
They usually enter into agreements with another carrier. For instance, Verizon and AT&T entered into agreements TWICE in the past year between the Dobson/AT&T merger and the Verizon/RCC merger. Verizon assumed some Dobson territory and AT&T is assuming some RCC territory. That is why I believe when it comes to the Alltel merger, Verizon and AT&T will be swapping again. I can almost see AT&T buying out Centennial soon so I could see them giving some of those overlapping markets to Verizon in exchange for the Alltel areas.
If AT&T does ever buyout Centennial, the overlap there is only in Louisiana & Mississippi. AT&T would easily be able to acquire Centennial's Indiana network, since AT&T...
(continues)
...
Yeah, I knew the overlap was only down there and that they would easily get Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio's networks. And they normally never have to divest PCS networks.
As for Alltel in Michigan, I don't see that happening. It wasn't even on the list of potential divestitures that Verizon and Alltel posted a little while back. Granted, any thing could change, but still. Wherever Alltel and Verizon both compete, they face extreme competition from other carriers, like AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, and T-Mobile.
As for Alltel in Michigan, I don't see that happening. It wasn't even on the list of potential divestitures that Verizon and Alltel posted a little while back. Granted, any thing could change, but still. Wherever Alltel and Verizon both compete, they face extreme competition from other carriers, like AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, and T-Mobile.
...
michael_herc said:
Yeah, I knew the overlap was only down there and that they would easily get Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio's networks. And they normally never have to divest PCS networks.
As for Alltel in Michigan, I don't see that happening. It wasn't even on the list of potential divestitures that Verizon and Alltel posted a little while back. Granted, any thing could change, but still. Wherever Alltel and Verizon both compete, they face extreme competition from other carriers, like AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, and T-Mobile.
Just because Alltel in Michigan isn't shown for divesture yet doesn't mean it won't happen. There are areas where Verizon knows divestures will definitely happen, and that was shown. H...
(continues)
...
No. I can assure you that the markets that both Alltel and Verizon overlap in Michigan will not get divested. Every market they are both in are metropolitan areas that I know quite well. Each and every market has Sprint, Nextel, AT&T, and T-Mobile as great competitors. Not to mention that Centennial has a presence in Lansing and Grand Rapids. The FCC also normally doesn't look at whether the small towns in the markets the other carriers are in are covered, all they care about is if the carrier has a great number of customers there based on the total customer base.
...
it's kind of a shame. the two most expensive companies buying into more markets again to pass the buck down to the paying subscribers. I wonder with all the hype about the new Wimax though whether it is really going to matter that verizon and AT&T have those markets. in reading and studying, Wimax is already for roll out in certain markets and when completely deployed in the other markets, will have the entire country covered with very little dead areas. what's your thoughts?
...
This forum is closed.
