This saga just won’t end, and frankly I’m kind of sick of it. Anyways, Verizon’s COO Lowell McAdam came out saying that he believes the merger will go through, mostly because “AT&T needs the spectrum and is motivated enough to [acquire T-Mobile], and will agree with what the government will want.” So essentially, he thinks that it will go … [read full article]
AT&T and T-Mobile are at it again, defending their stance on the would be merger, pending an official decision. AT&T’s Wayne Watts continues to suggest that the merger is on track to be approved by Mach 2012, no matter the outcry from competitors and individuals. Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, … [read full article]
There are new developments in the ongoing drama that is this AT&T/T-Mobile merger. As of today, the FCC has limited the access of certain confidential information contained in the proposed merger documents. It was decided that some of the information, if it were to be accessed by competing companies, would compromise AT&T’s, T-Mobile’s, or some combination of the two’s competitive advantage. The FCC … [read full article]
If you may recall, just last week, Deutsche Telekom CFO Timotheus Hoettges ruled out rumors of DT selling its U.S branch. But now, a new report from Bloomberg suggests that Sprint is in talks with DT to acquire T-Mobile USA. According to people with knowledge of the matter, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Deutsche Telekom are holding meetings … [read full article]
Well I suppose this is hardly going to come as any surprise that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has said that a merger with T-Mobile makes sense. Shock and surprise right? I think with the [read full article]
Update: Thanks to a sharp reader I did indeed incorrectly source the Wall Street 24/7 article which states companies that WILL disappear in 2011 when the Yahoo News article erroneously states companies that MAY disappear, guess I should pay more attention too. Doesn’t change the fact that it doesn’t say the company itself will disappear, just … [read full article]
The bottom is line T-Mobile knows what is said, what is going around and they are hip, hop and down with it. T-Mobile has brought forth the message that front-line employees are to have the standard “no comment” approach to all media inquiries regarding this offer. I am betting a reporter from the Wall Street Journal is going to a random T-Mobile retail store and hoping the employees know the exact date … [read full article]
