TMO contracts on ATT

[RWWackoStu]

Have the reps been told for sure if ATT will honor TMO grandfathered loyality rate plans post merger?

Will we be forced into a ATT rate plan when our contracts expire?

[breakmedown]

I'm guessing you'll have to sign a new contract before any changes would occur. So as long as you can go without that, you'll get to keep your old plan.

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[RWWackoStu]

"Customers with AWS handsets will be migrated into newer handsets that run off 850/1900 band to make way for LTE on the AWS bands"

This is from the ATT conference call. So we would have to have a ATT device, meaning a change in our old contract, meaning a new contract = loosing old rate plans.

[Motorcycle Mama]

It's going to take a long time before this gets finally approved (if it gets approved).

[RWWackoStu]

12 months is what they are saying.

[Motorcycle Mama]

No way that it happens that quickly. The Feds move slowly.

Plus after it is approved by the government, it still will take a while to implement all the internal processes within the company needed so that they will be able to determine how to merge the customer information.

[olliegrl]

and i'm guessing that this won't be the smoothest process on earth and even now all the bugs from both sides aren't worked out.

i'm hoping they run into a speed bump they can't overcome and the whole things just dies.

[Gawain]

Even if the regulators approve this in as little as 12 months, it's going to take at least another 6-18 months to close, as well as handle all the divestitures (which will make the ALLTEL/VZW issue look like a picnic). I suspect that you would be able to remain "as-is" as long as you do implement a change that would trigger a new plan. Unfortunately, that could be as simple as adding or removing a feature or upgrading equipment (on contract).

There are certainly some DT investors quietly wishing for the merger to not happen. T-Mobile would get a $3B "break up fee" and a host of roaming agreements with AT&T if it's not approved. That would put T-Mobile's coverage in some parity with everyone else, and with UMA, great customer service to boot...