Did you hear that sound? If you felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of ringtones rang out, well... AT&T just gobbled up T-Mobile, for $39 billion. This consolidation, announced just before the industry's CTIA Wireless show, brings together the 2nd and 4th largest cellular carriers in the U.S., to create a new #1 provider. Both vendors use GSM technology which should make it easier to integrate the two firms and their customers.
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