[kurczynski]

That's what people said when AT&T tried to buy T-Mobile.

[scarface74]

And AT&T paid T-mobile $6 billion in cash and spectrum afterwards because of the failed merger.

[kevin_thibedeau]

Cingular buying ATT Wireless? Sure no problem.

[trimbo]

Both were still somewhat regional, and that acquisition made a national carrier out of it.

Edit: found a spectrum map reportedly from the acquisition

https://www.howardforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=888...