AT&T Starts Whining About Sprint SoftBank Deal

[Poke]

Yeah AT&T did not get their way so now their crying about this.. On the other hand I'm not a big AT&T supporter but I do agree in that I do not like the fact that a foreign company owns so much of the company as well.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Starts-Whining-About-Sprint-SoftBank-Deal-121688

 

[LER]

My general take is "Oh, Poor Baby".

 

[John Kotches]

Deutsche Telecom used to own T-Mobile in the US. How is this different? IMO, it isn't.

Besides, this acquisition doesn't change market share as it isn't a merger / acquisition by another carrier in the US. So cry me a river ATT

 

[Teehar]

What your telling me that AT&T a company that has basically quit expanding DSl and U-verse,has terrible,terrible customer support,and is overpriced is crying foul?

 

[mike123abc]

What your telling me that AT&T a company that has basically quit expanding DSl and U-verse,has terrible,terrible customer support,and is overpriced is crying foul?

Of course what better way to retain unhappy customers than to have no other place for them to go?

 

[Anole]

Pro AT&T cellular, formerly Cingular:
Was with 'em 10+ years, excellent coverage & reliability & price, top notch customer support
(they gave me $200 credit to go buy a phone I wanted! It cost me under $150!)

 

[Peter Parker]

Deutsche Telecom used to own T-Mobile in the US.

Dont they STILL own it?

 

[John Kotches]

Dont they STILL own it?

the transaction hasn't cleared so yes that's true.

but i was thinking about the results of the deal where, as i understand it, DT isn't in the picture.

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[Peter Parker]

Are you referring to the MetroPCS deal? I am not sure that is how that will wind up.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Deutsche Telecom used to own T-Mobile in the US. How is this different? IMO, it isn't.

They still own it. They tried to get rid of it by selling it off via the AT&T merger that got struck down. Even if the Metro PCS deal goes through they'll still own a majority stake in the company.