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Mobile Biz Insight

Is the deal value between AT&T and T-Mobile USA reasonable?

On Sunday March 20, 2011, it was reported by CNN that AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion.
It was stated in the CNN article that the deal would take roughly 12 months to close.

Let's consider the problem "Is the deal value between AT&T and T-Mobile USA reasonable?"
T-Mobile USA's aggregate value of listed stock is about $40.9 Billion based on current value.
The number of T-Mobile's subscribers is 34 million.

How about compared with Korean operators?

  T-Mobile USA SKT KT LGU+ 
Aggregate value of listed stock $40.9 Billion $11.5 Billion $8.8 Billion $2.6 Billion
Number of subscribers 34 Million 26 Million 16 Million  9 Million 
Stock price per one subscriber $1.2 Million  $0.4 Million $0.5 Million $0.3 Million
<21 Mar. 2011>

In my opinion, T-Mobile USA's value is evaluated adequately. 
On the other hand, Korean operator's stock price is undervalued in many aspects.(PBR and PER and so on)