Comments on: Tech wrap: Is the DoJ right to oppose the AT&T, T-Mobile deal? http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/31/tech-wrap-is-the-doj-right-to-oppose-the-att-t-mobile-deal/ Where media and technology meet Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: dhdeans http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/08/31/tech-wrap-is-the-doj-right-to-oppose-the-att-t-mobile-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-390300 dhdeans Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:55:33 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29086#comment-390300 This result isn't all bad news for AT&T -- they can still return 5,000 jobs to the U.S. market, they can still invest in 4G LTE infrastructure, and they can certainly work on improving the quality of their customer service. Finally, they can compete more effectively for T-Mobile customers, with a value-based offer, and thereby convince consumers that they are worthy. Perhaps AT&T's CEO did under-estimate the anti-Bell sentiment towards his company, but they can recover -- as they've done in the past, from their numerous setbacks. This result isn’t all bad news for AT&T — they can still return 5,000 jobs to the U.S. market, they can still invest in 4G LTE infrastructure, and they can certainly work on improving the quality of their customer service.

Finally, they can compete more effectively for T-Mobile customers, with a value-based offer, and thereby convince consumers that they are worthy.

Perhaps AT&T’s CEO did under-estimate the anti-Bell sentiment towards his company, but they can recover — as they’ve done in the past, from their numerous setbacks.

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