Cingular to acquire somebody?

"N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > > > The two most likely ones I see are ATT and cingular.
> > > > The 800Mhz band would be an almost perfect clean cut.
> > > >
> > > > The only major place they would have to sell is cingular's
> > > > property in Florida.
> > > > That would most likely go to Alltel, because Alltel already
> > > > owns the other half of the Florida properties on the B band.
> >
> > Acquiring Cingular or ATT might not be a good fit for Alltel as it
is
> > CDMA .
>
> That is if you assume that cingular sells the equipment with the license.

Thought the idea was Cingular buys Alltel. If so, that gives them an
analog/TDMA/GSM/CDMA network. Sounds like a major hassle. The most logical
approach would be to switch everything to GSM at this point in Cingular's
life and that means converting the Alltel system to GSM.

>
> Cingular can keep their B side equipment and move it to the A band to
> reinforce ATT already decent network.
> If I was cingular, that is what I would do.
>
> Alltel would have to start from scratch on coverage.
>

If Singular bought Alltel, then there would be no Alltel.


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Thomas M. Goethe

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> > That is if you assume that cingular sells the equipment with the
license.
>
> Thought the idea was Cingular buys Alltel. If so, that gives them an
> analog/TDMA/GSM/CDMA network. Sounds like a major hassle. The most logical
> approach would be to switch everything to GSM at this point in Cingular's
> life and that means converting the Alltel system to GSM.

Uhhhh........ hold it one second here...............
How did "cigular buying Alltel" get into the discussion?
(looks at earlier post.......)
No no no...... I am not talking about Alltel buying cingular.
I was saying that it would be ideal for Alltel to buy the Florida
licenses that the new "cigular ATT" couldn't keep if they merged.

> > Alltel would have to start from scratch on coverage.
>
> If Singular bought Alltel, then there would be no Alltel.

I don't think Alltel will merge with anyone, any time soon.

Ah, we are then on the same wavelength :-)


--
Thomas M. Goethe

"N9WOS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > > That is if you assume that cingular sells the equipment with the
> license.
> >
> > Thought the idea was Cingular buys Alltel. If so, that gives them an
> > analog/TDMA/GSM/CDMA network. Sounds like a major hassle. The most
logical
> > approach would be to switch everything to GSM at this point in
Cingular's
> > life and that means converting the Alltel system to GSM.
>
> Uhhhh........ hold it one second here...............
> How did "cigular buying Alltel" get into the discussion?
> (looks at earlier post.......)
> No no no...... I am not talking about Alltel buying cingular.
> I was saying that it would be ideal for Alltel to buy the Florida
> licenses that the new "cigular ATT" couldn't keep if they merged.
>
> > > Alltel would have to start from scratch on coverage.
> >
> > If Singular bought Alltel, then there would be no Alltel.
>
> I don't think Alltel will merge with anyone, any time soon.
>
>

> if u thought SINgular was bad now

But I don't. I think it's great to be able sign up with a national
player without a contract. Plus, their national plans kick the hell out
of any other national plans.

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