T-Mobile and AT&T share the GSM technology base for their wireless networks...For AT&T this amounts to a buyout of T-Mobile’s RF spectrum and customer rolls.
It will take about a year to get through regulatory hurdles, etc and the two companies will operate independently in the meantime.
As an 11 year T-Mobile employee, this makes me pretty sad...Though I am happy to be out from under DT’s thumb, I also am painfully aware of what this buyout means for me.
AT&T was exactly opposite, except the people were reasonably nice also, but they didn't have a clue as to how to solve whatever problem there was, and I got ten years older waiting for service.
Yeah my husband is connected to this industry too - so we’ve been through lots of mergers (sprint/clearwire most recently) - I hope it doesn’t end badly for you.
I’m a 14-year AT&T (Cingular) employee and I’m thinking the same thing. They’re going to have to get that money from somewhere.