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[ NNSquad ] Sprint planning to buy T-Mobile?
Sprint planning to buy T-Mobile?
http://j.mp/1hRSilT (The Verge)
"That said, such a merger would likely face a huge uphill
regulatory battle; antitrust authorities could be concerned that
the elimination of a fourth large nationwide wireless operator
could be anticompetitive. It's been nearly two years since AT&T
gave up on its plans to purchase T-Mobile, a potential deal that
had been fraught with difficulty as the FCC decided that the
merger was not in the public interest. If Sprint did manage to
purchase T-Mobile, it would have a combined postpaid subscriber
base of about 53 million customers - still trailing far behind
AT&T and Verizon. That might make regulators more likely to let
the deal pass, but there's little doubt Sprint should gear up for
a battle if it wants to make this purchase."
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Could happen, though there are several reasons to be at least skeptical.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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