Finland's Wireless Fast Track Thanks in large measure to mobile handset pacesetter Nokia, this small nation, about the size of Montana with a population of some 5 million people, is where the rest of the world looks for wireless guidance. But so far no one is willing to put it together. Printer friendly version.
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The Federal Communications Commission concluded the merger was in the public interest because it would create more competition. That finding was necessary because the case involves foreign ownership of a U.S. telecommunications company. The deal is expected to be completed next month. Opposition in Washington Deutsche Telekom is majority-owned by the German government and its entry into the U.S. market has been opposed by some in Washington. VoiceStream, the nation's eighth largest mobile telephone carrier when the deal was proposed last year, has satisfied some past critics with arguments that the union will create jobs and give consumers more choices, O'Connor said.