Well, it was Cingular who won. 41 billion dollars for AT&T Wireless. (Analysts
were predicting between 30 and 35 billion). 41 billion in cash. That is a lot
of money.

So they combine Cingular with AT&T to make a formidable company against
Verizon. Vodaphone doesn't have much opportunity left to get its name in the
USA market. Could it increase its stake in Verizon from 45% to something above
60% and then change Verizon's name to Vodaphone ?

That leaves the likes of T-mobile and Nextel out in the dust. Some analysts
speculate that it is a matter of time before they are gobbled up.

And of course, in Canada, it will be interesting to see how Rogers AT&T
reacts to the disapearance of its namesake in the USA. Will Rogers become
Rogers, perhaps return to Cantel, or will they adopt a Rogers-Cingular name ?

The merger of the "big" GSM networks in the USA who have 850 and some
sprinkling of 1900 doesn't bode well for Microcell. Since Microcell doesn't
support 850, they won't be getting any roaming revenus from americans. And
until Micrcocel customers start to have handsets that have 850 in it, they'll
be limited in their USA roaming compared to Rogers customers who have both 850
and 1900.