AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

In a blockbuster mobile deal, AT&T announced today it had agreed to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion.

The acquisition will make AT&T the dominant wireless player in the U.S. with the addition of more than 33 million subscribers to its 95.5 million customer user base, giving it a new total of more than 129 million subscribers. Verizon Wireless, the U.S. second largest wireless carrier, has a little more than 102 million subscribers — via redwolf.newsvine.com