AT&T announced over the weekend their intent to take over cell service provider T-Mobile for about thirty nine billion dollars. South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Steve Kolbeck says that was kind of surprising…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/03/Steve-Kolbeck-322a.mp3|titles=Steve Kolbeck 322a]AT&T is in the process of moving into South Dakota by taking over much of the Alltel service in the state. Kolbeck says the T-Mobile merger should not be much of a factor in that…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/03/Steve-Kolbeck-322b.mp3|titles=Steve Kolbeck 322b]Kolbeck says the AT&T take over of Alltel, which was to happen early this year, should move quickly over the next few weeks…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/03/Steve-Kolbeck-322c.mp3|titles=Steve Kolbeck 322c]Kolbeck says he will give AT&T until the end of April to complete the deal before he gets worried.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton)