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Re: vastly different per license prices
Won't happen.
1. VZW is CDMA, while T-Mobile is GSM. Converting all those sites would cost a fortune.
2. VZW already has licenses in most of the places that T-Mobile has licenses.
3. You're assuming DT will sell.
As others have said, VZW would be more likely to buy Alltel, assuming they want to be bought and not grow into a national carrier in their own right. VZW roams on Alltel in many areas, but that doesn't mean VZW wants Alltel. It's possible that it costs less to pay for roaming than to maintain a larger network.
If you want my prediction, I think you'll see more consolidation among the smaller carriers. I could see Cricket and MetroPCS merging at some point, or maybe Alltel will make a play for one or both of them. If Alltel decides they want to be a national player, they need licenses in more cities, and grabbing those two carriers would help them achieve that. Add in the fact that all three carriers are CDMA would make network integration much easier. | |
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| VZW is a national carrier in their own right *today*. If you haven't taken a good look at the VZW calling area, I seriously suggest you do so: in fact, there is less reason to incur roaming charges with VZW as your carrier than there is with *any* other carrier (and yes, that includes Nextel). Alltel is still a largely regional carrier (and primarily a Southern carrier) and has no real expansion room *without* running head-on into the concrete wall that is VZW. VZW, on the other hand, *is* expanding into the larger metropolitan areas in Alltel's territory, so Alltel will either have to put up or sell out.
When it gets down to cases, VZW is the largest non-GSM cellular provider in the US (Vodaphone plc's reluctance to sell is because the US, like it or not, is still considered important, not necessarily because VZ hasn''t waved enough money under their noses). | |
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