T-Mobile Sells Tower Rights For $2.4 Billion Cash Infusion Will Help Fund LTE Network Build Tipped by gninke 
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  IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
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There's an error in your piece.... From the earlier linked article:
"Now that the AT&T deal is officially dead (unless they refile a new deal next year) T-Mobile's talking a little bit about that $4 billion consolation package they'll get from AT&T. As we've previously discussed, that package includes a combination of cash, spectrum, and network roaming deals both companies are talking more about now that the deal is officially in the grave. In a statement issued by T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom, the company notes that in addition to $3 billion in cash, T-Mobile gets a new seven-year roaming deal with AT&T -- and some delicious new spectrum to help with its 4G expansion ambitions:"
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|  | decifal
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| Re: It lives! Its amazing how this company is now trying to turn around once the merger was killed off.. They where acting like the merger was some sorta bailout or something till it all crumbled thanks to public outcry and a few people in the proper places with a knowledge of common sense.. | |
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kudos:3 | Re: It lives! Having $6 Billion in useable value (really $8.4B with this agreement, which COULD NOT have happened before) pumped in to your company really helps, | |
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join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
kudos:1 | Re: It lives! This is true... But if they weren't ignoring customers and lacking on the build out side they might of not been soo bad off.. | |
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| Re: It lives! said by decifal:This is true... But if they weren't ignoring customers and lacking on the build out side they might of not been soo bad off..
I think if you look at how the merger deal was priced, IF it went through, It was very much in Deutsche Telekom's advantage to have T-MO valued as high as possible leading up to regulatory approval.
That high value (partly due to chopping customer service and everything else) is part of why the final compasation for disapproval was so high.
Deutsche Telekom really burned AT&T on this one. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | $38B doesn't sound like a bailout of epic proportions to you?  | |
| | | | tshirtPremium,MVM
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| Re: It lives! If you mean AT&T's attempted purchase/takeover, that is much different than finding out you must continue on alone but you suddenly have $8.4B towards the expandsion you needed in the first place to remain viable in 3rd place but still/soon to be top tier, rather than a niche player in limited markets.
It all most like T-mo/Deutsche Telekom hoped/maybe even pushed this for this outcome. | |
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kudos:2 | Re: It lives! Yep. | |
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| T-Mobile is getting a good deal here They're getting $1000 per month per tower for the duration of the lease...right now. And it's a lease...they still own the towers at the lease's end, and Crown Castle now has to do all maintenance.
When Sprint sold its towers (not leased, sold) to TowerCo, it got a deal that valued each tower at quite a bit less than with this deal. Then again, 4G wasn't big in '08. | |
| | | | Re: T-Mobile is getting a good deal here I don't see how 4G would have to be that big back in 2008 in regards to what Sprint got. TowerCo probably offered Sprint a price and they took it. TMO-USA probably held out for the best deal. | |
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| | Liking TMO More And More From thinking them an also-ran before and during the "AT&T" attempt, I'm now liking T-Mobile more and more nearly every day.
Go T-Mo!
Jim | |
| IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
Washington, DC
kudos:1 | Back from the brink... From offering Unlimited "4G" data to now even supporting the iPhone, T-Mobile is back...
Really glad to see this. | |
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| Re: Back from the brink... said by IPPlanMan:From offering Unlimited "4G" data to now even supporting the iPhone, T-Mobile is back...
Really glad to see this.
They still have a long way to go on pricing, QOS, and customer service, when I left them years back they were worse than sprint | |
| | | | | Re: Back from the brink... said by tmc8080:They still have a long way to go on pricing, QOS, and customer service, when I left them years back they were worse than sprint Their unlimited pricing is competitive with Sprint's and their data network, at least, is better. Much better. Their limited data plans are competitive with VZW's and "AT&T"s, and their data performance, in many (most?) major metro areas may be better than "AT&T"s.
First I've heard about issues with their QOS.
Hopefully they'll get their customer service back up to the levels it was at prior to "AT&T"s unsuccessful attempt to Borg them.
Jim | |
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| Crown Castle This deal "Reinforces Crown Castle's position as largest provider of wireless infrastructure in the US" and comes on the heels of a new CEO for TMo, John Legere named last week.
CCI closed Friday at $64.10
52wk High/Date
66.11 / 9/21/2012
52wk Low/Date
38.70 / 10/4/2011
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