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SunCom

SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. was a wireless carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States from 1999 to 2008, and in parts of the Caribbean starting in 2004. As of the third quarter of 2007, SunCom was providing digital wireless communications services to approximately 1.1 million customers and employed more than 1,900 people. In February 2008, SunCom was acquired by T-Mobile USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company traded on the NYSE under the TPC ticker symbol. In September 2008, the SunCom brand was phased out and rebranded under the T-Mobile name.

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SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. was a wireless carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States from 1999 to 2008, and in parts of the Caribbean starting in 2004. As of the third quarter of 2007, SunCom was providing digital wireless communications services to approximately 1.1 million customers and employed more than 1,900 people. In February 2008, SunCom was acquired by T-Mobile USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company traded on the NYSE under the TPC ticker symbol. In September 2008, the SunCom brand was phased out and rebranded under the T-Mobile name.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378302323

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