Sprint Issues Statement Regarding AT&T / T-Mobile Deal

Verizon divested most markets where there was an unfair advantage when merging with alltel. Verizon acquired huge swaths of area they had no service in, thus bolstering the amount of coverage without taking an unfair amount of spectrum in any given area. at@t is looking to merge with a company that has a larger part of their network covering the same areas as they cover.

This needs to be stopped by the DOJ because it will limit the national players in many areas to 2 or 3 carriers. The combined entity of Verizon and at@t-mobile will be 80% of the cellular users in America. This will likely lead to price fixing in the eyes of the DOJ and will likely lead to a denial. Plus with the current administration which is not pro merger we will likely see a lot of hurdles.

Last but not least this will likely kill the T-Mobile customer service once they are taken over by the worst customer service organization in the industry. If it is passed prepare for two years of integration nightmares and declining customer satisfaction on all fronts.