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ok my mistake.... ive just heard so much about DoCoMo... but thats maybe just their phones
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Posted: 2004-02-16 19:01:53
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Biggest US operator is Verizon.
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Posted: 2004-02-18 03:40:35
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In the US:
1) Verizon (non-GSM)
2) Cingular (mixed, even after Cingular acquired ATT WS, I believe it remains the second).
3) ATT WS (mixed)
An interesting remark re. Vodafone: they could not afford to buy ATT despite their size. However, they own about 45% of Verizon. go figure.
Hence you have to refine your question: largest in terms of numbers of customers, market validation, markets covered...?
As for the info on Verizon:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/aboutUs/index.jsp
And Cingular:
http://www.cingular.com/about/company_overview
And ATT (that incorrectly claims ATT to be the second largest and the first one to introduce the GSM/GPRS to US):
http://www.attwireless.com/our_company/overview.jhtml
I believe Sprint is No. 4, but no data at hand.
Nextel appears to be No. 5:
http://www.nextel.com/about/corporateinfo/profile.shtml
That leaves us with T-Mobile, the youngest and only pure-GSM provider, closing the gap with over 12 million customers. In that sense, T-Mobile could well be the largest GSM provider in the US.
[ This Message was edited by: moodswinger on 2004-02-18 07:12 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-18 07:56:28
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Nice comprehensive info.
This message was posted from a T310
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Posted: 2004-02-18 08:17:17
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With Cingular's gms 850 conversion project, gives Cingular the largest GSM coverage in the US, especially since it will give people coverage in more remote areas. With the acquisition of ATT, Cingular will be #1 with customers, and have the most digital coverage of any carrier.
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Posted: 2004-02-18 14:37:01
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"Vodafone executives went to bed Monday night believing they were the high bidder for AT&T, the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier. But, in the middle of the night, Cingular swooped in with a last-minute $41 billion offer, instantly creating the largest wireless phone company in the nation, with 46 million subscribers.
Verizon falls to second with 37.5 million subscribers."
Read it here:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7979427.htm
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Posted: 2004-02-19 01:52:29
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