Deutsche Telekom May Own Too Much of T-Mobile USA
Oct 30, 2008, 9:26 PM by Eric M. Zeman
The Verizon Wireless-Alltel acquisition has caused the FCC to review other carriers and it has found that Deutsche Telekom is violating U.S. law by owning too much of T-Mobile USA. Deutsche Telekom owns 30% of T-Mobile USA, and the legal limit states that foreign entities cannot own more than 20% of an entity controlling a common carrier license. The FCC sent T-Mobile USA a letter asking how it might come into compliance with the law. T-Mobile has 30 days to respond and is considering its options, which could entail some simple paperwork.
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Where did you get that info? Wikipedia? I would not state any facts based on Wikipedia.
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thats a good question. it would be nice if the FCC would force Vodafone to sell off its controlling interest to Verizon Communications. thats what they have been wanting anyway.
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I really think this a more technical then it is anything else. It seems as long as they operate in the US they are considered a US company paying taxes and employing US workers and all. Vodafone considers VZW an affiliate and on their website says the...
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I always though DT owned 100% of T-Mobile USA. This probably has something to do with the structure of things. Is DT or T-Mobile publicly traded at all?
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You're living in a pipe dream if you think Vodaphone owns 45% of Verizon communications. The wirless arm is not the entire company. Get the facts strait first.
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its because Deutsche Telekom is the german government
Vodafone is a foreign company not a foreign government and there is a big difference
tuminatr said:
Vodafone is a foreign company not a foreign government and there is a big difference
Deitsche Telekom is privately owned. It is traded publicly traded on the NYSE (DT).
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is it really a big deal?
i mean, with it being part owned by a company overseas means cheeper roaming rates, in most cases like with verizon and vondafone, would be better for the customer, and you get a taste of both sides of the world for ideas. to me, i dont think this is a huge problem, maybe the FCC should look into this by raiseing it up to 50%...
It is a big deal because it is called Federal Law. When large corporations think they can circumvent Federal Law, they are throwing our the U.S. Constitution, and this is a VERY BIG deal.
is it really a big deal?
i mean, with it being part owned by a company overseas meanscheaperroaming rates, in most cases like withverizonandvondafone, would be better for the customer, and you get a taste of both sides of the world for ideas. to me, idontthink this is a huge problem, maybe the FCC should look into this byraisingit up to 50%...
sorry about the mess up, i guess doing this on a cell phone isnt too good... lol
and the spell check mashed the words together...
and the spell check mashed the words together...
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I like your point about "taste of both sides of the world for ideas" because there are a lot of things that are done differently in Europe that the U.S. doesn't learn from HEALTH CARE is one perfect example. I think the U.S. can learn a whole lot from...
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It is a big deal because it is called Federal Law. When large corporations think they can circumvent Federal Law, they are throwing our the U.S. Constitution, and this is a VERY BIG deal. Let alone, our national security.
Please stop posting uninformed responses.
People, please share your thoughts, but inform yourself before making statements as facts. Otherwise, clarify it is just your opinion.
