[ilovedessert]

Hi all,

FYI. Please use the link for the rest of the article.

Your very truly,


Jay

Sprint Offers AT&T Spectrum Solution Without Merger

By REUTERS, June 20, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2011/...gewanted=print

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc could greatly expand its network capacity for a fraction of the cost it plans to shell out to buy T-Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel said on Monday.

Sprint, a vocal opponent of the deal, said it would present the Federal Communications Commission later on Monday with a technical analysis detailing the actions AT&T could take to improve its network without acquiring T-Mobile USA.

The proposed merger, which requires FCC and Department of Justice approval, would concentrate 80 percent of U.S. wireless contract customers in just two companies -- AT&T/T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

[OrionAntares#CB]

Actually building out its network properly, go figure that idea might have escaped the "brain trust" over at AT&T...

[sketch42]

An AT&T spokesman responded by criticizing Sprint's transfer of its network management to Ericsson. "A company that has outsourced the management of its own network shouldn't be giving advice to others."

He's right

[ilovedessert]

Actually building out its network properly, go figure that idea might have escaped the "brain trust" over at AT&T...

Hi, LOL, LMAO,

Take care,

Jay

[OrionAntares#CB]

An AT&T spokesman responded by criticizing Sprint's transfer of its network management to Ericsson. "A company that has outsourced the management of its own network shouldn't be giving advice to others."

He's right

Is he? I thought all they outsourced was the network maintenance, not the actual planning and deployment?

[ijip]

of course they should. it means they ran the numbers and felt expanding with partners to be much cheaper and cost effective, while building value to more people. it doesnt mean sprint is lazy, it means they actually ran through the numbers with a limited budget to find the best solution.

[sketch42]

Is he? I thought all they outsourced was the network maintenance, not the actual planning and deployment?

Have you seen sprints planning and deployment strategy?

CDMA
CDMA+iDEN
CDMA+iDEN+WiMAX
CDMA+iDEN+WiMAX+GSM(they wanted to buy tmobile)
CDMA+iDEN+WiMAX+LTE

Either way 4 possibly 5 different networks

Now that's what I call a strategy ... Smh

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[ijip]

they want tmobile for the spectrum, not the tech

[sketch42]

they want tmobile for the spectrum, not the tech

Either way 4 diff standards

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[LCGuy]

they want tmobile for the spectrum, not the tech

Um..

They want T-Mobile for those 40 million subscribers, which will place them at the #1 carrier spot of 3 major carriers, AND with a monopoly of GSM based cellular service in the US.

There is one intention here, and its not hard to see: huge price increases with decreased services for those prices, so that they can contiinue to grow their revenue, at the expense of the consumer.

[OrionAntares#CB]

Um..

They want T-Mobile for those 40 million subscribers, which will place them at the #1 carrier spot of 3 major carriers, AND with a monopoly of GSM based cellular service in the US.

There is one intention here, and its not hard to see: huge price increases with decreased services for those prices, so that they can contiinue to grow their revenue, at the expense of the consumer.

They were talking about why Sprint would want T-mobile, not why AT&T wants T-mobile.