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Title: How T-Mobile's pricing is pushing AT&T and Verizon in a race to the bottom
Post by: HCK on August 18, 2015, 03:00:21 am
How T-Mobile's pricing is pushing AT&T and Verizon in a race to the bottom

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<p>Remember back in 2011 when AT&amp;T said it needed to acquire T-Mobile in order to remain competitive against Verizon? That it couldn’t get enough spectrum for 4G LTE without the merger? Oh, I never laughed so hard—and neither did the U.S. government.</p><p>The deal was scotched after months of lobbying, but AT&amp;T has done quite well for itself since its plaintive acquisition bid. It reported a $3 billion profit in its most recent quarter, and in a recent press release (http://about.att.com/story/att_analyst_conference_release_2015.html), the company writes, “…Adjusted earnings and free cash flow will grow in 2015 and each of the next three years.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2971475/consumer-advice/how-t-mobiles-pricing-is-pushing-att-and-verizon-in-a-race-to-the-bottom.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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