{"id":325423,"date":"2011-03-21T00:09:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T00:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/21\/us-phone-companies-in-39bn-deal\/"},"modified":"2011-03-21T00:09:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T00:09:51","slug":"us-phone-companies-in-39bn-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/21\/us-phone-companies-in-39bn-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"US phone companies in $39bn deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"35.1004243281\">\n        \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>20 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>20:09 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>AT&#038;T said it will buy rival T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39bn (\u00a324bn), making it the largest mobile phone company in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The deal would give AT&#038;T, currently the second-largest mobile carrier, about 43% market share.<\/p>\n<p>T-Mobile customers will get access to AT&#038;T&#8217;s phone lineup, including the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>The deal would reduce competition in the US mobile phone industry and needs approval from regulators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-12802111\" title=\"US phone companies in $39bn deal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US phone companies in $39bn deal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 20 March 2011 Last updated at 20:09 ET AT&#038;T said it will buy rival T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39bn (\u00a324bn), making it the largest mobile phone company in the US. 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