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Justice Department Skeptical About Sprint Acquisition of T-Mobile

If this merger does go through, the networks will be such a cluster****.

And the FCC should force Sprint-Mobile to give up spectrum to VZW/AT&T if this does go through. It wouldn't be fair. Ironic because Sprint was crying like a little baby during the AT&T takeover, but now they want it for themselves. Sprint and T-Mobile have been wasting spectrum for a long time now. They don't deserve to keep all of it.
 
It's gonna suck if SoftBank puts a bid on tmobile, then tmobile USA will be dormant for the 10-12 months it will take government to reject the details. And I'm pretty sure the break up fee won't be a juicy as the one atnt had to give us.
 
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/dea...gers-will-draw-scrutiny-antitrust-chief-says/
Wireless Mergers Will Draw Scrutiny, Antitrust Chief Says

The nation’s leading antitrust enforcer said this week that it would be difficult for the Justice Department to approve a merger among any of the top four wireless phone companies, casting doubt on recent speculation that T-Mobile and Sprint might consummate a deal in coming months.

William J. Baer, assistant attorney general for the antitrust division, said in an interview that further consolidation among the top wireless carriers would face intense scrutiny because consumers have enjoyed “much more favorable competitive conditions” since the division blocked a proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile in 2011.

“It’s going to be hard for someone to make a persuasive case that reducing four firms to three is actually going to improve competition for the benefit of American consumers,” he said, without referring to any specific merger proposal. “Any proposed transaction would get a very hard look from the antitrust division.”
 
I'm no expert on Softbank, but I've done substantial research since this rumor surfaced.

The motivating factor is the fact that three months ago I took advantage of T-Mobiles excellent coverage, very fast unlimited LTE data plan for only $70. I've enjoyed nearly 10GB of unthrottled data, month after month.

Based on my findings if this deal goes through it's very likely that all the aggressive customer benefits T-Mobiles currently providing will be a thing of the past.

I'm rooting for T-Mobiles explosive growth to continue, so that they may prevail as the exciting new company they've become.

In my experience their new LTE network is just as good as my AT&T service.
 
AutoUnion39 said:
If this merger does go through, the networks will be such a cluster****.

And the FCC should force Sprint-Mobile to give up spectrum to VZW/AT&T if this does go through. It wouldn't be fair. Ironic because Sprint was crying like a little baby during the AT&T takeover, but now they want it for themselves. Sprint and T-Mobile have been wasting spectrum for a long time now. They don't deserve to keep all of it.
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And yet AT&T/Verizon deserve most of the spectrum that Sprint/T-Mobile has, effectively killing competition. :rolleyes:
 
yeah said:
And yet AT&T/Verizon deserve most of the spectrum that Sprint/T-Mobile has, effectively killing competition. :rolleyes:
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That makes no sense kid.

Sprint already has the most spectrum of ANY carrier right now. T-Mobile has TONS of AWS/PCS that they aren't using nationwide. Exactly what are they doing with all of it? Nothing.

Only two carriers actually seem to use all of the spectrum they buy. Guess who are? Yes, AT&T and VZW.

The Justice Department needs to have strict buildout requirements. Get it in done in X amount of time or the spectrum goes to someone else who can deploy faster.
 
AutoUnion39 said:
That makes no sense kid.

Sprint already has the most spectrum of ANY carrier right now. T-Mobile has TONS of AWS/PCS that they aren't using nationwide. Exactly what are they doing with all of it? Nothing.

Only two carriers actually seem to use all of the spectrum they buy. Guess who are? Yes, AT&T and VZW.

The Justice Department needs to have strict buildout requirements. Get it in done in X amount of time or the spectrum goes to someone else who can deploy faster.
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Then what's the point of paying billions for spectrum? If you or anyone else buy anything, it's yours. No one should take away something that's yours.

T-Mobile is going to use their spectrum. They are already deploying 2x20 LTE and more 2x10 channels in cities. In rural areas.. T-Mobile doesn't have a lot of PCS, but yes, they do have AWS. I'm betting T-Mobile is waiting until they get sub-1 GHz spectrum to deploy in rural areas.

And as a side-note, why are you complaining? You're with AT&T/Verizon. Congratulations! T-Mobile has a TON of AWS that your big/greedy corporations can't have.
 
yeah said:
Then what's the point of paying billions for spectrum? If you or anyone else buy anything, it's yours. No one should take away something that's yours.
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So they should spend billions and just sit on it? That sounds stupid.

T-Mobile has enough PCS and AWS to build a nationwide HSPA network. Instead, they leave it rotting and complain about how the big two have all that 700 spectrum?

It's complete crap and you know it.

Greedy? How so exactly? Yes, they cost more, but need I remind you that they are the only two providing a reliable and fast nationwide network.

I'm sure once you're out of high school, you'll realize that cheaper DOES NOT mean better. It never has. Never will.
 
AutoUnion39 said:
So they should spend billions and just sit on it? That sounds stupid.

T-Mobile has enough PCS and AWS to build a nationwide HSPA network. Instead, they leave it rotting and complain about how the big two have all that 700 spectrum?

It's complete crap and you know it.

Greedy? How so exactly? Yes, they cost more, but need I remind you that they are the only two providing a reliable and fast nationwide network.

I'm sure once you're out of high school, you'll realize that cheaper DOES NOT mean better. It never has. Never will.
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Well, for one, 700 MHz goes a lot farther than AWS, which is what T-Mobile needs (or any other sub-1 GHz frequency). Yes, T-Mobile can build out a nationwide LTE network with their AWS, but they don't have enough licenses of PCS for a full, national network. Also, keep in mind, Sprint/T-Mobile do not have the cash reserves to build out a network the size of AT&T/Verizon.

Oh and they AT&T/Verizon may be reliable for you, but for some customers, they are crap (end of 2013, major cities crapped out, Verizon added AWS, AFTER the problem.) Some people have bad experiences with the big two, so don't think they are perfect, either.

So a cheaper Mac Pro is worse than a more expensive, comparable workstation PC?
So T-Mobile, albeit bad coverage outside of cities, has unlimited data AND fast LTE for $70 a month?

Whatever floats your bloat, kido.
 
keitarou said:
Softbank should have just bought T-Mobile in the first place. This way, Dish would have bought Sprint and that would have solved everything.



Considering that CDMA/GSM will eventually go away and become VoLTE, I don't think the incompatibility will be a big issue. Even if the two companies merge, they will keep their respective phones and towers until VoLTE become widely available. It wouldn't make sense to convert everything to old technology and then convert them again later. I see not much change even after the merger for another 2 years.
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Definitely agree if SoftBank bought tmobile from the beginning they'd be an even better company with all that cash
 
All of these 2-3 industries needs to stop. Look at what happened to hard drive makers and music companies. Yuck.
 
First the Justice Department, now it is the FCC that is against the merger

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/04/usa-sprint-fcc-idINL2N0L900J20140204
FCC chief tells Sprint chair he is skeptical on T-Mobile deal

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler expressed his skepticism about a potential merger between Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc in a meeting with Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son on Monday, according to an FCC official briefed on the matter.

Son, chief executive at Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp, which acquired Sprint last year, met with the top U.S. telecommunications regulator alongside Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse.

Wheeler told Son and Hesse he was highly skeptical of the potential bid by No. 3 wireless provider Sprint to acquire No. 4 rival T-Mobile, according to the FCC official, who was not present at the meeting.
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Here's what happen with just 3 dominant national carriers.

Tacit Collusion.

Lock step pricing.

Lack of competition.

Spending tens of millions of dollars in TV ad to block a "4th national carrier." Because that 4th national carrier will actually compete because it needs to gain market share.




http://o.canada.com/news/national/c...h-bell-rogers-and-telus-wireless-ad-campaign/

When Canada’s Big Three wireless providers launched an aggressive advertising campaign this summer accusing the federal government of giving an unfair advantage to foreign providers looking to enter the Canadian market, it didn’t sit well with some Canadians.

Several letters to the CRTC obtained by Postmedia News under access-to-information law show the public’s displeasure with the “Fair for Canada” campaign by Bell, Rogers and Telus, which attempted to rally public opinion against the possible entry of a fourth major wireless carrier such as U.S. giant Verizon into Canada.

The letters expressed little sympathy for the incumbents, citing a lack of competition in an industry where the largest three companies control about 85 per cent of all wireless airwaves and consumers pay some of the world’s highest wireless rates.
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“Essentially what they’re saying is look, we’re going to spend a lot of money to try to change the government’s mind and to hopefully get consumers on our side,” he said.

“Why not take that 10 or 15 million you’re spending and come up with an incentive to thank your loyal customers and lower their rates, or give them a deal? But that’s not what they did. They just took money and tried to change opinion. It was a total waste of money.”

Statistics suggest that Canadians are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their cell phone options.
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