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Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:28:26 EDT

silbaco posted : Honestly, I don't think Sprint has the cash to do either one. USCC would be an expensive company and expanding into the rural area where you have little to no existing footprint would also be expensive.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:26:04 EDT

BF69 posted :

said by iansltx:

USCC also has 700MHz spectrum, which Sprint doesn't want/need (they have SMR) and a bunch of LTE phones tht don't support Sprint's own LTE network.

So even if the USCC is bought it will take a year to get approved and a few more to totally integrate the service. So the lack of "non supported" phones will be moot by the time USCC is full integrated anyways. Is it cheaper for Sprint to buy USCC or build out in rural areas because that's what they need to do to grow. They aren't growing just staying in the big cities. Only so many at&t and Verizon customers they can poach with their unlimited data scheme.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:18:51 EDT

silbaco posted : USCC is debt free I believe...? Despite the most recent declines, the company has been run pretty well. No reason to sell.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:40:37 EDT

iansltx posted : USCC also has 700MHz spectrum, which Sprint doesn't want/need (they have SMR) and a bunch of LTE phones tht don't support Sprint's own LTE network. And the owners probably want too much money for the company.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:23:15 EDT

silbaco posted : Their LTE network is quite different than Sprint's though.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:01:51 EDT

swintec posted :

said by The Beer:

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY SOMEONE BUY US CELLULAR!

THIS IS A NO BRAINER... MORE HIGH $$$ CUSTOMERS!

Agreed. US Cellular has a build out in certain rural areas that Sprint lacks considerably.
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Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:06 EDT

whfsdude posted :

said by The Beer:

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY SOMEONE BUY US CELLULAR!

Last I heard the owners (the board) did not want to sell it at this point.

Re: Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:47:26 EDT

osravens posted : US Cellular is CDMA too, and has built some of their own 4G LTE network in the Midwest, and now getting to the more rural parts of their footprint.

Sprint would be much better for US Cellular people than Verizon.

Come on BUY USCC

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:43:40 EDT

The Beer posted : IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY SOMEONE BUY US CELLULAR!

THIS IS A NO BRAINER... MORE HIGH $$$ CUSTOMERS!