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In The Race For More Spectrum, AT&T Is Acquiring T-Mobile For $39 Billion

by azharcs on 3/20/11, 6:38 PM with 7 comments

• by orangecat on 3/20/11, 7:29 PM

  From the press release: "The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal."

  Did they accidentally release this 12 days ahead of schedule?

• by superdude on 3/20/11, 9:47 PM

  In terms of freedom, T-Mobile was the only large carrier to oppose warrant-less wiretapping of Americans. In terms of cost, T-Mobile offered the best non-contract prices, and I could use my Nexus One or iPhone on their network for a reasonable price.

• by mohsen on 3/20/11, 6:50 PM

  for some reason i'm more concerned than excited.

• by X-Istence on 3/20/11, 8:10 PM

  More discussion on this sad story can be found here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346908

• by plnewman on 3/20/11, 7:58 PM

  Now they will be AT,T&T-Mobile.