T-Mobile and Sprint Ask For Merger Approval (axios.com)

According to documents filed Monday, T-Mobile and Sprint have formally asked the FCC to approve their proposed merger. Axios reports: In their filing, the companies said that the deal would "generate substantial public interest benefits for the customers of T-Mobile and Sprint and for U.S. wireless customers as a whole, and do not give rise to any competitive harms." "The merger unlocks the door to new broadband choices and capabilities for consumers across the country while accelerating the arrival of transformative 5G services that will produce innovation, jobs, and economic growth for our country," the companies said. Basically, the two companies have to prove to the FCC that the deal benefits consumers, and avoid antitrust concerns currently being investigated by the Department of Justice.

Comments

I'll put two bucks on...

[sillivalley]

...the merger being blocked (or at least impeded) by AT&T

Maybe not in a manner easily traced back to AT&T, but isn't that what friends are for?

If by Children

[rsilvergun]

you mean the children of the politicians they bribed to get this approved I can't argue.

Seriously, we need to get people to stop voting for any politician who accepts money from corporations and/or PACs. It should be a litmus test. Why the hell would you vote for somebody who admits to bribes?

I have a better idea

[Anonymous Coward]

Every state must have at least 3 independent suppliers. Barring that, the top providers are barred from entering the market.

You can merge all you want so long as customers have a reasonable option to use a competitor