North Carolina is not likely to join the growing ranks of critics who decry AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile.

Regulators in California and Louisiana are reviewing the planned merger of the nation's second-largest and fourth-largest wireless service providers for its potential to diminish competition and customer choice.

And just today, rival Sprint has filed its opposition with the Federal Communications Commission, saying it would give AT&T and Verizon Wireless more than 80 percent of the market.

In North Carolina, Gov. Bev Perdue supports the proposed merger. In a May 31 letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Perdue said the merger "represents another development in the marketplace which can benefit the people of my state."
 

Gallery: HTC Sensation 4G

AT&T and Verizon customers may get T-Mobile envy when the HTC Sensation arrives this summer.

The HSPA+ HTC Sensation 4G has a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, a Gorilla Glass 4.3-inch screen, an 8MP camera capable of 1080p video at 30 FPS with stereo, and includes an 8GB microSD card. It compliments HTC's newly announced "Watch" media service. The device also features HTC's interface, Sense 3.0, running over Android 2.3.

You can read HTC's announcement here.

Sprint is digging-in and has issued fighting words over AT&T's $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA.

“…Sprint will fight this attempt by AT&T to undo the progress of the past 25 years and create a new Ma Bell duopoly,” the company said in a statement released Monday.

Not exactly a surprise, but Sprint, a distant third among the nation's wireless carriers, seems to be preparing for a real fight. Though many believe AT&T can make enough concessions to get the approval.

AT&T's T-Mobile acquisition stirred the pot of pundits igniting outcry over the deal, fair or not.

Whatever carrier users chose the deal is likely to have an impact. AT&T promises better service to consumers. Critics cite lack of choice and predict service price increases. Verizon has remained somewhat neutral  perhaps because of its previous experiences acquiring Alltel and Suncom.
 

Percentages ebb and flow, but this provides some scale for what the merger would bring.

Percentages ebb and flow, but this provides some scale for what the merger would bring.

T-Mobile says it's adding a cheaper data plan with a limit on monthly traffic, much the way AT&T and Verizon Wireless have already done.

Sprint has been trumpeting its 4G network. Where is the rest of the field?

Recently the rumor that T-Mobile will be offering an iPhone has resurged.

The wireless carrier reversed its third quarter subscriber loss, but seems to be losing ground in the smart phone battle.

The numbers are in. There were winner and losers.