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Sprint to Battle Proposed AT&T / T-Mobile Merger

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Mar 22, 2011, 4:21 PM   by Eric M. Zeman
updated Mar 22, 2011, 4:54 PM

Updated: typo

Speaking at the CTIA Wireless trade show, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company plans to file its concerns about the proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger with the U.S. government. It believes the merger will "stifle competition" and AT&T will have "tremendous power." If allowed to go through, AT&T and Verizon Wireless would control 79% of the entire U.S. market. On Monday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee (which oversees anti-trust concerns) announced plans to hold a hearing on the merger. The merger needs regulatory approval to proceed. A combined AT&T / T-Mobile entity would have approximately 130 million customers, more than double Sprint's approximate 60 million customers.

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Subject	Author	Date
Just turn them into utilities and regulate the sh*t out of them	mycool	Mar 23, 2011, 8:30 AM
Re: Just turn them into utilities and regulate the sh*t out of them by Slammer   Mar 23, 2011, 9:10 AM Re: Just turn them into utilities and regulate the sh*t out of them by Jayshmay   Mar 23, 2011, 11:33 PM Re: Just turn them into utilities and regulate the sh*t out of them by Troll-Bait   Mar 23, 2011, 10:16 AM too late by pickles   Mar 23, 2011, 5:57 PM Re: too late by Jayshmay   Mar 23, 2011, 11:36 PM Re: too late by pickles   Mar 24, 2011, 4:16 PM
this is starting to get stupid!	netboy	Mar 22, 2011, 4:52 PM
Re: this is starting to get stupid! by flip mode   Mar 22, 2011, 4:55 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by netboy   Mar 22, 2011, 4:58 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 5:01 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 11:06 AM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by tacoma   Mar 22, 2011, 4:56 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 4:59 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by netboy   Mar 22, 2011, 5:01 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 5:02 PM (more replies...) Re: this is starting to get stupid! by gldnhrtrblfst   Mar 22, 2011, 5:58 PM (more replies...) Re: this is starting to get stupid! by crammy1   Mar 22, 2011, 11:51 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Hitur Petar   Mar 22, 2011, 6:11 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Beef Supreme   Mar 22, 2011, 6:27 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by ygbhen   Mar 22, 2011, 6:42 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by ygbhen   Mar 22, 2011, 6:37 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Slammer   Mar 22, 2011, 6:56 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 11:17 AM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 6:56 PM Re: this is starting to get stupid! by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 11:04 AM
Sprint is scared lol !!!!!	Vincent513	Mar 22, 2011, 4:34 PM
Re: you should be too by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 4:50 PM Re: you should be too by mellowlen62   Mar 22, 2011, 5:09 PM Re: you should be too by T Bone   Mar 22, 2011, 8:03 PM Re: you should be too by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 8:37 PM Re: you should be too by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 8:47 PM Re: you should be too by christophergood172   Mar 22, 2011, 8:49 PM (more replies...) Re: you should be too by Iknownothing   Mar 23, 2011, 3:43 AM Re: you should be too by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 8:51 PM Re: Sprint is scared lol !!!!! by ELawson87   Mar 22, 2011, 4:55 PM not that you care, since ur parents pay the phone bills by pickles   Mar 23, 2011, 2:16 AM
Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business	teedawgg	Mar 22, 2011, 5:45 PM
Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Omagus   Mar 22, 2011, 6:16 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by teedawgg   Mar 22, 2011, 6:24 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 6:29 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Omagus   Mar 22, 2011, 6:42 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Slammer   Mar 22, 2011, 6:42 PM I lolled by Ghostly Captain Ahash   Mar 22, 2011, 7:50 PM (more replies...) hey teedawg in case slammer didn't spell it out for you by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 8:43 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 7:35 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Iknownothing   Mar 23, 2011, 3:52 AM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Slammer   Mar 22, 2011, 6:25 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by teedawgg   Mar 22, 2011, 6:55 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 7:33 PM Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Joshmo   Mar 22, 2011, 8:30 PM (more replies...) Re: Sprint needs to STFU and Get out of others business by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 6:34 PM Re: teebag needs to STFU and Get out of others business by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 8:39 PM Re: teebag needs to STFU and Get out of others business by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 11:20 PM Re: teebag needs to STFU and Get out of others business by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 10:38 AM
Sprint you lost get over it lol	bigdfan70	Mar 22, 2011, 6:32 PM
Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 6:41 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by T Bone   Mar 22, 2011, 7:49 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 8:45 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 8:58 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 8:26 AM No by Azeron   Mar 23, 2011, 11:10 AM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by bigdfan70   Mar 22, 2011, 8:16 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 9:21 PM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by Jayshmay   Mar 24, 2011, 8:31 AM Re: Sprint you lost get over it lol by callcenterrep69   Mar 23, 2011, 8:16 AM agreed by latinopride   Mar 23, 2011, 10:16 AM
controling cell phones	comander60	Mar 24, 2011, 7:37 AM
Cricket, Lightsquared, MetroPCS, Sprint, Verizon, US Cellular, Tracfone	Troll-Bait	Mar 23, 2011, 11:05 AM
There are lots of natural monopolies in the U.S. by kvlt   Mar 23, 2011, 12:27 PM Re: There are lots of natural monopolies in the U.S. by Troll-Bait   Mar 23, 2011, 1:56 PM well dude, the fact is by pickles   Mar 23, 2011, 2:46 PM Who are you trying to convince? by Azeron   Mar 24, 2011, 12:53 AM
this is like the ONE TIME i have ever sided with sprint	pickles	Mar 22, 2011, 7:15 PM
Re: this is like the ONE TIME i have ever sided with sprint by Slammer   Mar 22, 2011, 7:20 PM Re: this is like the ONE TIME i have ever sided with sprint by Azeron   Mar 23, 2011, 9:53 AM Re: this is like the ONE TIME i have ever sided with sprint by algorithmplus   Mar 23, 2011, 6:07 AM Re: this is like the ONE TIME i have ever sided with sprint by Azeron   Mar 23, 2011, 9:51 AM sprint is trippin by latinopride   Mar 23, 2011, 10:09 AM Re: sprint is trippin by AudibleNarcotic   Mar 23, 2011, 10:39 AM sprint is trippin by latinopride   Mar 23, 2011, 10:54 AM Re: sprint is trippin by Ashke13   Mar 23, 2011, 11:33 AM (more replies...) in his defense, sprint is KINDA trippin by pickles   Mar 23, 2011, 3:46 PM Re: in his defense, sprint is KINDA trippin by CamelTowing   Mar 23, 2011, 4:59 PM (more replies...) Re: in his defense, sprint is KINDA trippin by Jayshmay   Mar 23, 2011, 11:47 PM
Dear Sprint	AndroidRules	Mar 22, 2011, 4:53 PM
Re: Dear Sprint by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 5:05 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Iknownothing   Mar 22, 2011, 6:16 PM Re: Dear Sprint by rarodrig26   Mar 22, 2011, 6:37 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Jayshmay   Mar 23, 2011, 10:20 AM Re: Dear Sprint by Jayshmay   Mar 23, 2011, 10:15 AM Dear Androidrules by gldnhrtrblfst   Mar 22, 2011, 5:46 PM Re: Dear Androidrules by callcenterrep69   Mar 23, 2011, 7:26 AM Re: Dear Sprint by sp_5015   Mar 22, 2011, 5:57 PM Re: Dear Sprint by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 6:35 PM Re: Dear Sprint by ElTriste   Mar 22, 2011, 6:49 PM Re: Dear Sprint by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 6:53 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Cellular Phone   Mar 22, 2011, 7:00 PM (more replies...) Re: Dear Sprint by Slammer   Mar 22, 2011, 7:12 PM Re: Dear Sprint by christophergood172   Mar 22, 2011, 7:19 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Iknownothing   Mar 22, 2011, 11:24 PM Re: Dear Sprint by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 9:07 PM Re: Dear Sprint by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 10:47 PM Re: Dear Sprint by CamelTowing   Mar 23, 2011, 4:58 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Iknownothing   Mar 22, 2011, 11:27 PM Re: Dear Sprint by Iknownothing   Mar 23, 2011, 3:46 AM Re: Dear Sprint by Jayshmay   Mar 22, 2011, 11:12 PM
good job sprint	flip mode	Mar 22, 2011, 4:41 PM
Re: good job sprint by ClaytonDM   Mar 22, 2011, 5:12 PM To all ...... by movekwik2002   Mar 22, 2011, 8:46 PM Re: To you ...... by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 8:54 PM Re: To you ...... by Joshmo   Mar 23, 2011, 6:29 AM Re: To all ...... by christophergood172   Mar 22, 2011, 9:14 PM Re: To all ...... by Slammer   Mar 23, 2011, 9:02 AM "you can all keep quiet." by Azeron   Mar 23, 2011, 9:27 AM Re: To all ...... by Idealogue   Mar 23, 2011, 9:37 AM
Whoooo!!!!!!	booger666	Mar 23, 2011, 2:08 AM
I just saw one of those T-Mobile commercials that bashes AT&T	kvlt_ov_personality	Mar 22, 2011, 10:24 PM
AT&T acquiring T-Mobile would be a huge mistake.	furyx639	Mar 22, 2011, 8:22 PM
Re: AT&T acquiring T-Mobile would be a huge mistake. by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 8:47 PM Re: AT&T acquiring T-Mobile would be a huge mistake. by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 8:50 PM Re: AT&T acquiring T-Mobile would be a huge mistake. by pickles   Mar 22, 2011, 8:53 PM Re: AT&T acquiring T-Mobile would be a huge mistake. by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 9:13 PM
Sprint should buy US Cellular and then they can compete better	Cellular Phone	Mar 22, 2011, 7:05 PM
Re: Sprint should buy US Cellular and then they can compete better by T Bone   Mar 22, 2011, 7:53 PM Re: Sprint should buy US Cellular and then they can compete better by CamelTowing   Mar 22, 2011, 9:04 PM

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