AT&T Inc. has announced that the company, through an affiliate, has entered into a definitive agreement with Edge Wireless Holding Company to acquire full ownership in Edge Wireless, a regional wireless company with approximately 172,000 subscribers that operates in several markets in the Pacific Northwest.
Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T, which has held a minority ownership interest since Edge Wireless’ inception in 2000, will acquire the remaining 64.3% of the company.
The addition of Edge Wireless’ GSM network will complement AT&T’s existing GSM networks in Northern California, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. AT&T customers will enjoy broader in-network coverage in these areas, and Edge Wireless customers will gain access to AT&T’s full portfolio of products and services as well as AT&T’s fully integrated GSM network, which now covers more than 290 million people in 13,000 U.S. cities and towns.
The transaction is contingent upon regulatory approval and is expected to close by mid-2008.
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, AT&T;’s coverage is inexcusably spotty. There may be more “dead spots” than there are subscribers! Any improvement would certainly be appreciated. What’s an iPhone user to do?
OMG!
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2311958
Ah yeah! WTH?
Enough of this Schick humor!
“He’s out probably shaving what’s left of Schrödinger’s cat.”
That’s funny fur what it’s worth!
“The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
Looks like AT&T;is scrambling to figure out a strategy in retaliation to Google’s impending ownership of the 700MHz spectrum.
I hope Google cuts AT&T;off at the knees.
Word up idiots. I live in the NW and have Edge Wireless. I’ve been waiting for this… and an iPhone. I’ve used an iPhone up here. It works fine and I imagine it will only get better. Competition for interent access is huge here in rural America. If you telework, you might consider moving.
Martin:
“Una rosa sobre el piano”
Interesting. Is that better than tulips on an organ?
Lovely reading folks!!
It is very difficult to craft dry humour if your Razr is on Occams edge with no wit to woo!