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Actually Sprint and T-Mobile have never officially tried to merge. So far all the executives have done is deny that such talks are in progress. At one point AT
by Guvante 13y ago
Actually Sprint and T-Mobile have never officially tried to merge. So far all the executives have done is deny that such talks are in progress.
At one point AT&T tried to buy T-Mobile, citing Verizon being bigger as why it was okay. They even put a bunch of money on the line if it fell through. Regulators decided that either they wanted 4 parties, or that Verizon would be forced to buy Sprint to compete, leaving 2 parties. (I am not 100% certain which they said was the reason)
- maxsilver 13y agoActually, Sprint and T-Mobile are both on-record as planning on merging. They aren't planning to do so in the immediate future, but they both see the long-term end game being just three carriers in the entire US. All they are waiting for is the DOJ to make a mistake and let it slip through. "T-Mobile exeutives say Sprint merger the 'logical conclusion'" http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769794/t-mobile-executive-calls-potential-sprint-merger-the-logical-ultimate http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769794/t-mobile-executive... "Sprint executives echo T-Mobile merger message" http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/26/4509601/sprint-executive-echoes-t-mobiles.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/26/4509601/sprint-executiv...
- tracker1 13y agoAren't Sprint and T-Mobile using fairly different tech? Also, sprint is way over-sold