The T-Mobile & Sprint Merger Will Reportedly Be Approved Tomorrow


By

on

in

,

People looking at smartphones

People looking at smartphonesLast year the FCC approved the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, following approval by the DOJ. With those approvals, the merger now faces one more obstacle – a lawsuit filed by 15 states and Washington D.C to stop the merger. Now according to The New York Times, the Federal Judge overseeing the case will approve the merger.

The lawsuit argues that the merger between the third and fourth-largest wireless carriers would reduce competition, resulting in higher prices for customers. T-Mobile and Sprint maintain that the merger would allow them to bring wireless access to a larger percentage of the country. T-Mobile has commented that they are committed to keeping costs low.

Ahead of the hearing, T-Mobile has worked out deals with two of the original 18 states (including D.C), Mississippi and Colorado. The two dropped out of the lawsuit after reaching those deals.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere celebrated the news of Colorado dropping out of the lawsuit by tweeting “CO knows that New T-Mobile will create jobs and deliver 5G to rural areas of the state-and beyond!”

New York Attorney General Letitia James responded by arguing that the deal with Colorado wouldn’t resolve “nationwide harms,” according to a report from Reuters. “We remain committed to challenging this merger, and have continued to develop strong evidence that it is bad for consumers, bad for workers, and bad for innovation,” she said.

By approving the merger it will also clear the way for DISH to buy Boost Mobile and become the 4th largest wireless phone company in the United States.

Cord Cutters News will post updates as we learn more.

Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more news, tips, and reviews. Need cord cutting tech support? Join our Cord Cutting Tech Support Facebook Group for help.

Did you know we have a YouTube Channel? Every week we have a live Cord Cutting Q&A, and weekly Cord Cutting recap shows exclusively on our YouTube Channel!

Disclaimer: To address the growing use of ad blockers we now use affiliate links to sites like http://Amazon.com, streaming services, and others. Affiliate links help sites like Cord Cutters News, stay open. Affiliate links cost you nothing but help me support my family. We do not allow paid reviews on this site. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from :

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.