[ NNSquad ] T-Mobile merging with MetroPCS

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

T-Mobile merging with MetroPCS

http://j.mp/VgFXfL  (Pottsmerc)

   "In a joint statement, the two companies said Wednesday that Deutsche
    Telekom AG, the owner of T-Mobile USA, will hold 74 percent of the new
    business, while MetroPCS's shareholders will hold the remainder, as
    well as receiving a payment of about $1.5 billion. "The combined
    company, which will retain the T-Mobile name, will have the expanded
    scale, spectrum and financial resources to aggressively compete with
    the other national U.S. wireless carriers," the two said."

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Because of both firms' relatively small sizes, potential regulatory
issues with this merger would appear quite minimal.

--Lauren--
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