Alltel/AT&T divested markets

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Yes i thought of Lincoln when i was typing that but there is only a few areas like that. What about cell ones huge coverage gaps past miles city? That more then cancels out the advantage of coverage in Lincoln and the other areas mentioned IMO
 
CellularOne has other, major, huge coverage gaps. Libby and Eureka (Lincoln County, basically) are huge ones that'll never be filled since they're not licensed there. I was just saying there are a couple meaningful places - like Lincoln, and the much detested Paws Up guest ranch (and scattered houses in the same area) where, if you worked/lived there, CellularOne would be amazing.

It's always all about your needs. But in general - for a city (if you can call anywhere in Montana that) dweller who randomly travels around, you're right - Alltel has a major advantage.
 
Wow, I started a thread named "Any AT&tel Updates?" on the Temporary Buyout forum about a year and a half ago. Exactly like this one, but in a waaaay different timeframe. And a year and a half later, the state of things has not changed one bit! I'm getting my HTC PPC6800 that I bought on eBay the other day to replace my Motorola Q (never has worked right) this week. And I can see myself using it until I graduate in May 2011, and move out of this area, and this divestiture won't concern me anyway. I'll be in either Central California or North Texas enjoying my Motorola Droid (yeah, that's right) years before anyone here in Hobbs, New Mexico, or Montana, or anywhere else gets their AT&T coverage. And all because AT&T has drug this out for nearly 2 years now. Just goes to show you what a crappy company AT&T is. And how inefficient the FCC and FTC and whatever other governmental regulatory agencies are at handling transactions like this.



Meanwhile, thanks, AT&T! I'm going to enjoy my Connect Pack 1 and my barely used HTC Titan for a while yet!
 
"And all because AT&T has drug this out for nearly 2 years now. Just goes to show you what a crappy company AT&T is."

Whoa now... wait a second... AT&T wants to see this approved as much as you. This has *nothing* to do with any action or lack thereof on AT&T's part and everything to do with the Obama FCC giving way too much time for a few special interest groups to attempt to make their irrelevant arguments...
 
There's an informal "deadline" but it's non-binding. It is 180 days from public notice. That deadline passed in December. The FCC, can, legally, take all the time they wish on the transaction - years if they so desire.

It is hypocritical since they gave Verizon 180 days to find a buyer for the divested markets - and that was binding. Now they've gone far over their 180 days to process that transaction...
 
I do not think it is right that the FCC can hold up this for years if they want to. The bottom line is Alltel was bought by Verizon and the FCC needs to accept this and move on.
 
Its not right at all, by any stretch of the imagination. All the FCC is proving is that they hate the consumers and the small business owners who are suffering the most from this charade. With the economy one would just think they'd get through all the approvals as fast as possible so we don't see more people waiting to buy phones, and small businesses going out of business putting more people into unemployment.

I have thought many times there should be some class action suit allowed towards those pencil pushers in Washington, or wherever they are holding this all up.
 
I'm glad it's not moving...I'm perfectly happy with the way my coverage is TODAY in the divested markets and I don't want to see them change hands.
 
WHAT? Alltel is getting no new phones, no forward progress in the market, nothing.

Make no mistake, the RTG is not pro-competition. They want to make sure they're only having to compete against Verizon, not AT&T and Verizon!

The only real winner in this delay, though, is Verizon...
 
Well thats unfair for us that have only Verizon as the major wireless company where I live. I want At&t and they should of been here months ago.
 
I see you're in Montana as well, psyraver. I think we all can feel the need for real competition here.

Jtludwig, you'll change your mind in a year from now when Alltel's newest phones are an HTC Touch Pro and a RIM BlackBerry 9630...
 
in a way i agree with jtludwig, as what i have now is working for me and i don't look forward to possible price increases or possible feature changes, however in a year when i'm ready for a new phone, i'm sure i'll be wishing we had something newer available!
 
See..my situation is that I don't care about Alltel. I live in an area where the current Verizon network is being divested (northern Michigan), and then the existing Alltel network is being converted to Verizon.

The reason I'm upset is that I get excellent coverage at my house with Verizon, but before they were in the area, the Alltel coverage (which will soon be Verizon) was awful.

Also..the EVDO Verizon service is the only way I have anything that resembles high speed internet at my house..dial up is the only other game in town.
 
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