AT&T buys T-Mobile – winners and losers

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor

You’ve probably heard the news by now, but we’ve gathered a few articles for you.

First from Mashable, “Why AT&T Bought T-Mobile” quotes the press release about the possibility of iPhone being offered to T-Mobile USA customers:

“T-Mobile USA remains an independent company. The acquisition is expected to be completed in approximately 12 months. We do not offer the iPhone. We offer cutting edge devices like the Samsung Galaxy S 4G and coming soon our new Sidekick 4G.”

In another Mashable article, AT&T Buys T-Mobile for $39 Billion, according to Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin:

“AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile, if approved, brings good news and bad news. The good news: high-speed mobile broadband service will improve in quality and coverage… The bad news: the cost of that service won’t come down nearly as fast as customers would like, since AT&T and Verizon Wireless combined would own nearly three out of every four wireless subscriptions in the US…”

From Engadget: AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion (update)

Will T-Mobile Get the iPhone, and Other Pressing Questions: what do consumers get? Less dropped calls and more access to devices? Or higher prices due to less competition?

The AT&T/T-Mobile Deal: Sorting Out The Winners and Losers: This article gives a comprehensive look at winners and losers in terms of companies; not users.

Analysts dish on AT&T Mobility’s plan to buy T-Mobile USA: More analyst commentary.

Finally, if you want to get your complaint in, Stacy Higginbotham at GigaOM tells you how in “Want to Complain About AT&T and T-Mo? Here’s How”

Tags: Apple, carriers, smartphone