Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid

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Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid
(AP)

Cingular Said to Boost AT&T Wireless Bid
(AP) 02/14/2004 12:05 PM
AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

Cingular, Vodafone boost AT&T Wireless
bids

Cingular, Vodafone boost AT&T Wireless
bids 02/17/2004 01:25 AM
Boston Globe Feb 17 2004 6:03AM GMT

Wireless Leader Cingular Wireless To
Deliver 3G Wireless

Wireless Leader Cingular Wireless To
Deliver 3G Wireless 06/22/2004 12:17 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jun 22 2004 3:18PM GMT

Cingular Wireless, the nations No. 2
mobile phone provider, has agreed to
acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless

Cingular Wireless, the nations No. 2
mobile phone provider, has agreed to
acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 09:58 AM
MSNBC Feb 17 2004 1:12PM GMT

Cingular to Acquire AT&T Wireless,
Effecting Relationship of NTT Docomo
with AT&T Wireless

Cingular to Acquire AT&T Wireless,
Effecting Relationship of NTT Docomo
with AT&T Wireless 02/18/2004 02:18 AM
Japan Corp Feb 18 2004 6:55AM GMT

Cingular Wireless ups bid for AT&T
Wireless as tender deadline passes (AFP)

Cingular Wireless ups bid for AT&T
Wireless as tender deadline passes (AFP) 02/14/2004 04:02 PM
AFP - Cingular Wireless upped its bid to buy AT&T Wireless from 30 billion to an estimated 34 billion dollars as the deadline for bids passed Friday, it was reported.

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP)

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B (AP) 02/17/2004 08:44 AM
AP - Cingular Wireless, the nation's No. 2 mobile phone provider, won the bidding war to acquire third-largest AT&T Wireless for nearly $41 billion, a deal that could create the nation's largest cell phone company.

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP)

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T
Wireless (AP) 02/13/2004 06:37 PM
AP - Cingular Wireless was planning to submit a new bid Friday to buy AT&T Wireless for at least $31.9 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless

Cingular to Bid $31.9B for AT&T Wireless 02/13/2004 09:07 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 1:12AM GMT

Cingular + AT&T Wireless?

Cingular + AT&T Wireless? 12/23/2003 05:45 PM
Lots of speculation that Cingular is weighing a merger with or acquisition of competitor AT&T Wireless. While we like the idea of there being more,...

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B

Cingular to Buy AT&T Wireless for
$41B 02/17/2004 10:06 AM

Cingular to Deliver 3G Wireless

Cingular to Deliver 3G Wireless 06/23/2004 02:51 AM
3G Jun 23 2004 7:29AM GMT

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless

Cingular buys AT+T Wireless 02/17/2004 11:47 AM
$41 billion. What will the resulting company be, and do? Wow. Dan Gillmor has this to say about why the mega-merger shouldn't worry those concerned about carrier consolidation:

This merger won't necessarily be bad for competition.I've been using AT&T Wireless' GSM service for about a year now. Quality of service is marginal, and the customer service has been a bit lower than marginal. But Cingular, also a GSM carrier, has an even worse reputation. So maybe combining these two networks will create something that offers at least reasonable quality.

Cingular probably overpaid, but it's smart to make this deal in at least one respect. There's only room for a couple of mergers before the market gets too cozy for real competition. While expecting serious antitrust scrutiny from the Bush administration is probably futile, there's probably enough angst in Congress to keep consolidation from being rampant.

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G?

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless; Whither
3G? 02/17/2004 11:44 AM
Cingular has successful bid for AT&T Wireless -- and where's the data discussion in all this?: The coverage of the AT&T Wireless deal focused almost exclusively on customer acquisition, marketing budgets, infrastructure, and voice revenue, despite the growing certainty that next-generation (3G) cell data and voice services will be the biggest competitive factors for U.S.-based carriers in the remainder of this decade. AT&T Wireless has nationwide EDGE (about 100 Kbps top realistic speed, but more like high-modem speeds reliably). Cingular has GPRS, but last year was saying they would be building out EDGE quickly, and then hasn't discussed it since. The combined company will obviously focus its efforts on a quicker rollout of W-CDMA, the GSM evolution standard for 3G data/voice, especially with the commitment of Verizon Wireless of $1 billion to fully deploy 1xEvDO (up to 400 Kbps) nationwide this year. (Verizon Wireless has overnight become the No. 2 U.S. carrier, pending approval of the Cingular acquisition of AT&T Wireless.) A not-so-obscure factoid missed in all of the reporting I've seen about AT&T Wireless is its requirement to repay a $6.1 billion -- yes, BILLION -- loan to DoCoMo if they don't have four U.S. cities set up by Dec. 31, 2004, with commercially offered 3G data services. (Here's an article from last July about it.) EDGE is 2.5G and doesn't qualify, as I understand it, but I haven't seen an update on the story. It's strange that in a $41 billion deal a loan of $6.1 billion that would need to be repaid if conditions weren't met that are currently unmet wasn't highlighted as one of the liabilities of acquiring the company. I can only hope that Cingular did more due diligence than some of the business press....

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless

Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 03:44 PM
Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.

Cingular swallows up AT&T Wireless

Cingular swallows up AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 09:55 AM
CNET Feb 17 2004 2:34PM GMT

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Cingular wins bid for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 05:18 PM
The buyout was signed at about 2 a.m. today after a weekend of bidding and counterbidding between Cingular and Vodafone Group PLC, which pulled out of the discussions.

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless

Cingular Buys AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 09:54 AM
Cingular Wireless beat out several last-minute contenders over the weekend to win the bidding war for AT&T Wireless.

Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 08:33 AM

Cingular nabs AT&T Wireless for $41B

Cingular nabs AT&T Wireless for $41B 02/17/2004 07:53 AM
CNN Feb 17 2004 12:19PM GMT

Cingular reportedly raising bid for AT&T
Wireless

Cingular reportedly raising bid for AT&T
Wireless 02/14/2004 06:34 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 14 2004 10:08PM GMT

"Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You
'Escape-A-Date'"

"Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You
'Escape-A-Date'" 08/06/2004 10:15 PM

Cingular sets $41b deal for AT&T
Wireless

Cingular sets $41b deal for AT&T
Wireless 02/18/2004 03:47 AM
Boston Globe Feb 18 2004 8:15AM GMT

Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for
$40.7 Bln (Reuters)

Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for
$40.7 Bln (Reuters) 02/17/2004 04:36 AM
Reuters - Cingular (SBC.N) (BLS.N), the second-largest U.S. mobile phone company, has clinched AT&T Wireless (AWE.N), its smaller rival, after outbidding Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L) with a $15-per-share offer, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.

Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You
'Escape-A-Date'

Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You
'Escape-A-Date' 08/06/2004 04:24 AM
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Update: Cingular wins bid for AT&T
Wireless

Update: Cingular wins bid for AT&T
Wireless 02/17/2004 01:04 PM
Cingular Wireless LLC said Tuesday it has agreed to buy AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for around $41 billion, or $15 per share.

AT&T Wireless and Cingular Network
Fusion

AT&T Wireless and Cingular Network
Fusion 04/16/2004 09:06 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Strange signals are afoot for Cingular and AT&T subscribers. CSU Monterey Bay student Jeremy Laskar writes:Not sure if this is coincidence or the beginning of signs of the merger, but here in Monterey (at college), my Nokia 3650 has been switching between no signal at all, Cingular...

Yahoo! Messenger Available Through
Cingular Wireless

Yahoo! Messenger Available Through
Cingular Wireless 09/08/2004 12:50 PM
WebProNews Sep 8 2004 5:07PM GMT

Cingular Clinches AT&T Wireless
(Reuters)

Cingular Clinches AT&T Wireless
(Reuters) 02/17/2004 09:58 AM
Reuters - U.S. mobile phone group Cingular Wireless on Tuesday won a fierce battle for smaller rival AT&T Wireless after bidding $41 billion in cash to trump cellphone titan Vodafone Group Plc.

Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for $41
Bln (Reuters)

Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for $41
Bln (Reuters) 02/17/2004 06:03 AM
Reuters - U.S. mobile phone operator Cingular Wireless on Tuesday won a battle to take over smaller rival AT&T Wireless after bidding $41 billion in cash and trumping cellphone titan Vodafone.

Cingular wins AT&T Wireless
(TheDeal.com)

Cingular wins AT&T Wireless
(TheDeal.com) 02/18/2004 05:42 AM
TheDeal.com - The mobile-phone service provider won the auction for its rival with a bid worth $47 billion in cash and assumed debt.

AT&T Wireless Approves Cingular Buyout
(AP)

AT&T Wireless Approves Cingular Buyout
(AP) 05/19/2004 10:36 AM
AP - Shareholders of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. have approved Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion offer to buy the Redmond, Wash.-based company.

Cingular in $2.5 Billion Wireless Deal
with T-Mobile

Cingular in $2.5 Billion Wireless Deal
with T-Mobile 07/28/2004 04:47 PM
NewsFactor Network Jul 28 2004 8:14PM GMT

Cingular looks for killer blow in battle
for ATT Wireless (AFP)

Cingular looks for killer blow in battle
for ATT Wireless (AFP) 02/16/2004 12:10 PM
AFP - America's Cingular Wireless, looking for the killer blow to knock Vodafone out of a bidding war for AT and T Wireless, raised its offer to 38 billion dollars, sources said.

Sprint, Cingular Grow; AT&T Wireless Off
(Reuters)

Sprint, Cingular Grow; AT&T Wireless Off
(Reuters) 04/20/2004 02:06 PM
Reuters - U.S. wireless service providers on Tuesday revealed a mixed bag for the first quarter with Sprint PCS (PCS.N) and Cingular Wireless reporting strong customer growth as AT&T Wireless (AWE.N) lost subscribers.

Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for 41
billion dollars (AFP)

Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for 41
billion dollars (AFP) 02/17/2004 06:31 PM
AFP - Cingular Wireless won a bidding war for AT&T Wireless with a staggering 41-billion-dollar offer, which would make it America's top mobile service provider.

Cingular Wins Bid for AT&T Wireless
(Los Angeles Times)

Cingular Wins Bid for AT&T Wireless
(Los Angeles Times) 02/18/2004 05:53 AM
Los Angeles Times - After a four-week courtship and a whirlwind weekend, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. agreed Tuesday to join Cingular Wireless in a $41-billion cash deal that would create the nation's largest mobile phone company.

Suddenly, Cingular-AT&T Wireless Merger
To Get More Scrutiny

Suddenly, Cingular-AT&T Wireless Merger
To Get More Scrutiny 07/15/2004 05:09 AM
Ever since the rumors began about big mobile carriers merging, it's been generally expected that any such merger wouldn't run into any sort of regulatory problems. After Cingular won the war for AT&T Wireless, most people expected that they wouldn't have much of a problem getting through the anti-trust review. However, it sounds like a few folks in the Justice Department have suddenly woken up and realized that maybe, just maybe, they should check this one out a bit more carefully. Apparently, the claim is that they want to make sure they have all their bases covered, since it's likely that this deal will set a precedent for future mobile mergers (which are still somewhat expected). Oddly, they also claim that the sudden concern is due to the realization that AT&T Wireless is the last major mobile phone carrier not backed by a Bell company. Apparently, someone forgot to include T-Mobile and Nextel in the discussion. T-Mobile is backed by Deutsche Telekom, but it's certainly not an American Bell company. Still, the Justice Department is suddenly worried that the Bells will absolutely dominate the mobile phone business (weren't they doing so already?) and keep out all kinds of competition. Again, this seems fairly easy to disprove (T-Mobile, Nextel...), but if they really feel the need for a little extra scrutiny, then let them have at it.

Cingular Raises AT&T Wireless Offer
(Reuters)

Cingular Raises AT&T Wireless Offer
(Reuters) 02/13/2004 08:00 PM
Reuters - Cingular Wireless on Friday raised its offer to buy smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc., while rival Vodafone Group Plc pored over a potential bid that could value the No. 3 U.S. wireless company at $35 billion, sources familiar with the situation said.
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