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T-Mobile has always been a comical underdog in the US. Their coverage 5 years ago when I came to the US was laughable at best and their device portfolio was pretty poor in comparison to AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile has grown considerably to a good 34 million userbase, they were the first to introduce an Android device, taking a gamble that AT&T and Verizon weren't willing to take from their comfortable thrones and were the first to bring 4G stateside. Still, they never really took off.
Now AT&T is buying them off Deutsche Telekom for a cool $39 billion and it may change device manufacturer's ability to produce as wide a spectrum of phones as they have now, not to speak of lowering competition for plan pricing and options. The deal is still pending regulatory approval, as this would give the new AT&T a 43% market share, leaving Verizon with 34% and the rest to Sprint and small local providers. Read past the break for a look at why this decision is important to Android, not only in the US but your respective countries as well.
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