Sprint and parent company SoftBank haven’t officially announced their intention to acquire T-Mobile yet, but about a dozen independently confirmed reports from various news organizations state that an announcement is imminent. Sprint is meeting with regulators, SoftBank is meeting with T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom, and banks reportedly tripped over themselves to offer financing for the deal. While opinions are typically mixed on big MA events like this, industry watchers seem to agree across the board that a Sprint/T-Mobile deal is an awful, awful idea. Some cite technical issues with integrating the two networks and some cite insurmountable regulatory hurdles as the reason this entire ordeal is a waste of time. While there’s plenty of coverage and analysis out there for those
Here’s why the Sprint/T-Mobile merger is a terrible idea
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