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AT&T was blocked from buying T-Mobile, not Sprint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_purchase_of_T-Mobile_USA_by_AT%26T https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Att

• johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Both happened: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_Sprint_Corporation_and_T-Mobile_US https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_Sprint_Corporation... >In December 2013, multiple reports indicated that Sprint Corporation and its parent company SoftBank were working towards a deal to acquire a majority stake in T-Mobile US for at least US$20 billion...On August 4, 2014, Bloomberg reported that Sprint had abandoned its bid to acquire T-Mobile, considering the unlikelihood that such a deal would be approved by the U.S. government and its regulators I guess saying it got blocked is subtly inaccurate, though. They simply stopped because they weren't confident in getting through antitrust.
  • mschuster91 3y ago
    > Sprint Corporation and its parent company SoftBank Why am I not surprised to see that name. Is there anything that SoftBank touched that's not a complete failure? What the fuck have they been doing besides burning Saudi oil sheik money?