Nuked A judge is expected to rule in favor of T-Mobile and Sprint in the lawsuit that attempted to stop their industry-changing merger. The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of justice have already approved the $ 26.5 billion deal.
We may finally see if the combined company will be as good as T-Mobile and Sprint have promised – or if there’ll be less competition than ever.
T-Mobile and Sprint have maintained that the deal would create competition, lower prices, create American jobs, and let the combined company create a strong 5G network. The lawsuit, filed last June by ten state attorneys general, essentially argued the exact opposite, saying that the merger would be anti-competitive and would result in higher prices and worse service.
Dish’s plan is to combine it with spectrum it already owns to make a 5G network. Dish will also let dish use its network for the next seven years as dish builds up its network.
