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resnamen on Dec 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: AT&T Drops T-Mobile USA Deal

Ah, a dumb pipe carrier. Why hasn't one materialized already? I was saying that it was inevitable at least a decade ago.

thatjoshguy on Dec 20, 2011 [–]

> Ah, a dumb pipe carrier. Why hasn't one materialized already? I was saying that it was inevitable at least a decade ago.

Plenty have materialised. Just not in the US. The three carriers in Aus are pretty much dumb pipes.

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