> But Verizon and AT&T customers are also pissed, and are part of a new lawsuit against T-Mobile arguing that the merger raised prices for everybody due to the reduction in overall wireless market competition.
But did it reduce competition compared to where we'd be if there had not been a merger?
Sprint was on the way out. They were likely to go bankrupt and have their assets sold off to AT&T or Verizon. The result would be 3 national carries (just like we got with the merger) but with T-Mobile a distant third.
With the merger, T-Mobile got Sprint's spectrum and became much more viable to many more people as an alternative to Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile is now the #2 carrier, a little bit ahead of AT&T.
But did it reduce competition compared to where we'd be if there had not been a merger?
Sprint was on the way out. They were likely to go bankrupt and have their assets sold off to AT&T or Verizon. The result would be 3 national carries (just like we got with the merger) but with T-Mobile a distant third.
With the merger, T-Mobile got Sprint's spectrum and became much more viable to many more people as an alternative to Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile is now the #2 carrier, a little bit ahead of AT&T.