Posts by jon47

T-Orange: How it's going to work

Actually, it costs Deutsche Telecom £625m

You said "That starts with Orange chucking in £1.25bn to make up the difference in value between the two companies" - that's not right, it starts with Orange chucking in £1.25bn of *debt* - i.e. the new venture starts off owing Orange £1.25bn. And then Deutsche Telecom throw in £625m of real cash, which goes straight out to Orange to balance the debt to the parent companies.

So in effect Deutsche Telecom are paying Orange £625m to take on T-Mobile UK.

Ofcom coughs 3G coverage maps

Duh! Coverage Maps have been available for ages

Coverage maps for all GSM operators in the world are published by the GSM Assocation. UK coverage maps, including both 2G and 3G are here: http://gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_gb.shtml