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sign petition to stop t-mobile buy out.!
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Dan-droid
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Talderon
Android Expert
So, stop the aquisition, force T-Mobile to flounder out on their own? In the end it's going to be the same outcome. T-Mobile cannot hold on anymore, that is why they sold.
In the end, there is no light at the end of the tunnel for us or T-Mobile. Just go with it or move to another carrier. It's that simple in the end.
In the end, there is no light at the end of the tunnel for us or T-Mobile. Just go with it or move to another carrier. It's that simple in the end.
Njcellgeek74
Well-Known Member
I agree on that end. DT is selling them for a reason and it's this or they fold. It just bites that it only leaves one major GSM carrier in the US.
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fangorious
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I assume by GSM you simply mean SIM cards. They only used GSM for 2G/EDGE. The 3G UMTS that T-Mobile and AT&T use is actually WCDMA. Verizon's LTE handsets use SIM cards for LTE provisioning (the Thunderbolt won't handshake to their towers for any service without a SIM card). If the AT&T purchase is approved, then Sprint will be the odd man out without a SIM-based LTE network, and ClearWire is in the toilet. I'm very happy with T-Mobile and loath AT&T/Sprint/VZW equally over the NSA surveillance program, so I hate to become a customer of anyone other than T-Mobile. But if we end up with all carriers using LTE with SIM cards, then we'll finally be on the path to having a truly competitive landscape in the US where customers can buy a phone and then choose a carrier.
Umm yea congress has nothing to do with the buyout, its the DOJ and FCC
Dan-droid
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Federal Communications Commission: According to GigaOM, the FCC has not yet opened a docket on the proposed acquisition; however, any comments on the subject addressed to fccinfo@fcc.gov “will be held until the docket is opened and then added to the record.” The FCC can also be reached by phone at 1-888-CALL-FCC or 1-202-418-1000.
The Department of Justice: The DoJ can be reached at AskDOJ@usdoj.gov, and they provide a guide to filing a complaint on their site. They can be reached by phone at 1-202-307-2040.
Congress: While Congress doesn’t have direct authority to decide on the deal, it will be holding hearings that could make a difference: Gottlieb writes that “Congress, via its oversight authority, [will be] looking over everyone’s shoulder as well.”
The Department of Justice: The DoJ can be reached at AskDOJ@usdoj.gov, and they provide a guide to filing a complaint on their site. They can be reached by phone at 1-202-307-2040.
Congress: While Congress doesn’t have direct authority to decide on the deal, it will be holding hearings that could make a difference: Gottlieb writes that “Congress, via its oversight authority, [will be] looking over everyone’s shoulder as well.”