AT&T today unveiled its official pitch (PDF) to the government, arguing that its acquisition of T-Mobile should be approved. And, as part of the massive filing, AT&T provided key details about what would happen to T-Mobile users swallowed up by the new network.
Bottom line: so long as existing T-Mobile customers stay on contract with AT&T, they can continue at current rates—even if they upgrade to a newer AT&T phone.
"With this acquisition, T-Mobile USA consumers will be able to keep their current rate plans," said AT&T. "AT&T will map T-Mobile USA’s rate plans into AT&T’s billing systems as we have done in the case of prior acquisitions, so that if a T-Mobile USA consumer wishes to change her existing smartphone to a comparable smartphone from AT&T’s device portfolio, she will be able to keep her existing data plan."
The filing stressed that AT&T's own "broad selection of rate plans" would be available as a "benefit" to T-Mobile subscribers. In addition, T-Mobile users should be pleased to pay the same price for "improved service quality" on AT&T's network, and they will "benefit from free mobile-to-mobile calling to a substantially expanded customer base."
Existing T-Mobile handsets will also continue to work without alteration on AT&T's network.
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