Charles <fort@his.com.remove.invalid> wrote:

>In article <9nLSj.1878$3O7.22@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net>, SMS
><scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> There's apparently a deal in the works between Sprint, Comcast, Intel,
>> Google, and Clearwire, to revive the whole WiMax thing.
>>
>> Perhaps Sprint will be acquired by one of these companies as part of
>> this deal.
>
>The rumor of the day is that T-Mobile is contemplating acquiring Sprint.

Not a rumor - report in today's (05/05/08) Wall Street Journal that
T-Mobile's parent company is looking to acquire Sprint.

Here's a link to the online version of the story:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1209...l?mod=djemTECH

Actually I can see some benefits for T-Mobile - for one, a decent data
network (their present data network is a BAD joke).

Regards,
Bill Bowen
Sacramento, CA