The T-Mobile Towers

[Reventrant]

From all the reports it seems it will take at least 12 months for the deal to be complete due to all the legal wrangling. Is that how long we can expect before the T-Mobile towers are usable by existing AT&T customers? Or might we get them sooner in the process. T-mobile customers get great reception in my area and I'm looking forward to the increased coverage.

 

[shashankmittal]

Like any other acquisition, it takes months for everything to be integrated together. You may or may not be able to get reception from the T-mobile towers in your area within 12 months...it all depends upon how AT&T prioritizes the post-acquisition activities.

 

[Freakish Gnome]

I think it will be top priority, their primary goal in acquiring t mobile was to increase coverage and their data network since they are taking so much fire for their "4G"

 

[Terrigno]

Has the deal actually been set that they bought T Mobile? Or is it still in the process?

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[DCad]

Has the deal actually been set that they bought T Mobile? Or is it still in the process?

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It will take at least 12 months for regulatory approval.

 

[dLo GSR]

you guys need to remember that the main WCDMA frequencies used by T-Mo (AWS 1700) and AT&T (1900) are not compatible. It will take more than just an "on" switch.

 

[Beezzy]

At&t is gonna disable the 1700 mhz frequency, they are going to use the towers for the LTE network. So the coverage is gonna be much greater than At&t has planned because they are already buily physically wisr, just enabling different technology to go through them. TMo 3G phones are gonna be useless and going to be traded in for At&t phones.

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[CaelanT]

I wouldn't look for full across the board compatability and usage of towers for 24 months. Nobody can do anything to networks until the sale has been completed, and although they say 12 months at the moment, when they get caught up in the different regulations in all countries involved, it will drag out longer. I would predict the sale to be final in 18 months, with towers rolling out across the network at least 6 months later.

My company just went through a $15 billion merger, and it ended up taking 2 years. They also predicted 12 months, but it was a deep legal nightmare with a purchase that large.

 

[Virus39]

There are already roaming agreements in place with t-mo anyway. Depending on where you live (e.g. california) you might be attached to a Tmo tower. Several years back when Att was acquired by cingular, cingular sold it's CA network to tmo.

 

[videorx]

As for GSM/EDGE, I believe you will see coverage increase as soon as the merger completes. I think they will allow for full roaming on each other's network and not only roaming where they have agreements, so both will get better coverage. Of course, it will only be EDGE data, but at least it should be better voice coverage.