WIND Mobile and New Telecom Merger

The rumor mill is whirring as stories that Wind Mobile's given up on the fight against the communications regulations... Can't it ever be as simple as the price is right?  The time was certainly right for a purchase but will Russian state supported corporations actually have an easier time with our protective communications regulations?  This many years after the cold war and our best friend in the political arena is still friendlier with a torture supporting state and instigator of terrorist resentment than the professional and somewhat more ethical Russia - you can bet this  communications regulation will temporarily, for once, be supported vehemently by the US!


by Mr. T - 2 days, 9 hours ago in Wind Mobile Wireless News

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New Telecom Merger – What It Means for WIND Mobile Customers

Earlier today, the shareholders of Russian mobile telephone operator VimpelCom voted in support of a $6 billion deal to acquire WIND Telecom, whose assets include Orascom Telecom, a significant shareholder in WIND Mobile. The parties are now moving to close the deal, likely sometime in the first half of 2011.

This transaction would create the world’s fifth largest mobile operator by subscribers - more than 173 million subscribers!

This is great news for us. Our partner, Orascom, will be even larger and stronger as a financial partner. This gives us more leverage and increased scale with telecom network equipment manufacturers and more importantly, for devices including handsets and tablets. This will also give us more access to international cooperation for roaming and long distance services. All of that means the ability to deliver even more value to all of our customers.

I will keep you posted as new details emerge.  Have some wodka while you wait.

-T Mann from Wind Mobile
Source:  http://www.windmobile.ca/community/WIND-news/detail/new-telecom-merger-what-it-means-wind-mobile-customers/

That totally caught me by surprise.  All I wonder is what is going to happen to the greatest site on earth?  God knows the Russians could hack together an SMS gateway out of old broken fighter plane parts and potatoes.