In a blockbuster mobile deal, AT&T announced it had agreed to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion.
"The acquisition would 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. The merger would push AT&T past Verizon Wireless, which would become the U.S. second largest wireless carrier with a little more than 102 million subscribers."