Leap Wireless was on that list. We heard low level rumblings of interest a month ago, but now it appears that things are at least slightly more serious. According to a Wall Street Journal report, AT&T is talking to Leap and MetroPCS, among others. It’s pretty clear that they’re in the beginning stages, where they’re assessing the market. Given that no available company holds nearly as much spectrum as T-Mobile, we could perhaps see AT&T try to acquire more than one regional carrier. This will probably move slow, as AT&T has reason to be cautious this time around. But don’t be surprised to see them make a big splash in 2012, perhaps involving Cricket, MetroPCS, or both. Via IntoMobile.]]>
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For AT&T, it may be smart to wait for the possibility of a more business friendly administration in 2013 before trying any more mergers.
There’s also the possibility that if they consummate a deal mid-year, it won’t get through the approval process until administrations possibly change.
im confused how could att merge with cricket or metropcs being att is a gsm net work and cricket metro pcs are cdma networks
Everyone is moving to LTE anyway. If AT&T were to buy MetroPCS or Cricket, it would be purely for the spectrum, not for the network or even the customers.