Comments on: T-Mobile USA faces $9bn bill to bring network up to scratch

By: Ingemar Smith

Ingemar Smith — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +0000

The wireless industry will be further weakened by competition???

By: MIKEEEEE

MIKEEEEE — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:45:00 +0000

i just love the way bloggers take analysts’ estimates and parrot them.

remember these are the same prognosticators who accurately predicted every financial malady since 1929.

they are also the same advisers who can tell tell you when to buy but, not when to sell.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:11:00 +0000

T-mobile was headed to that direction well before the merger. This is why a lot of folks actually expected this to go through

By: Richard Welch

Richard Welch — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:39:00 +0000

If Deutsche Telekom was foolish enough to let T-Mobile fall apart while trying to shove through a deal with AT&T that was bad for consumers… that is their own fault. Sell it to someone who is small enough to get approval or cough up the $9 billion and get in the game. Not many wireless companies get $3 billion in cash and additional spectrum from a competitor as a gift. They should consider themselves blessed 1/3 of their costs are covered by the AT&T breakup fee and get to work.

By: Richard Welch

Richard Welch — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:34:00 +0000

““Without the combination, we think the wireless industry will be further weakened by continued hyper-competitive activity”

Yes, I am sure the very well compensated analyst Mr. McCormack doesn’t care if his wireless bill doubles in the next few years because less competition means higher prices to consumers and more profits. However, “hyper-competitive activity” is GOOD for consumers who already can’t afford the around $100 a month wireless providers seems to have decided is a good average monthly bill per customer no matter how much you cut back on services. Let them fight and have wireless prices drop. Good for consumers, good for the country. Good for access to wireless services in low income communities. Shareholders can live with much lower margins.

By: Dougpilgrim

Dougpilgrim — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Wish Google would buy these guys. With their stake in Motorola. T moblile would be a great investment. Would give them instant store fronts like Apple. G mobile, sounds good.

By: 80000junk

80000junk — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0000

The saying is “bring it up to snuff”. Not “scratch”

By: Visitor

Visitor — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +0000

The end-game for DT is to own a larger piece of the US mobil market. DT was successful to penetrate the US market with T-Mobil, but the bigger strategic plan is to go after the data centers, via another sister company, T-System. The deal with AT&T would have secured cash needed and the strategic local partner to secure the US data center market share for DT. Now, well, back to the drawing board…

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:04:00 +0000

Contrary to the FCC and Justice Departments concerns that AT&T buying T-Mobile USA would have been bad for competition, analysts reckon the opposite is true.
“Without the combination, we think the wireless industry will be further weakened by continued hyper-competitive activity,”
No those two statements are the same. The Justice department claimed that the buyout would be bad for competition and then analysts stated the same thing… that the buyout would have reduced competition. Without TMo as a competitor, the remaining wireless providers have more market power, would probably be more profitable, and customers would most likely be paying more money for service.
*I am in no way endorsing the actions of the DoJ and FCC*