Where I Stand on the Proposed Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint https://lauren.vortex.com/2018/04/29/where-i-stand-on-the-proposed-merger-of-t-mobile-and-sprint
Some proposed mergers are a disaster for consumers. Back in 2011, AT&T tried to merge with T-Mobile, sending a chill down the spine of longtime T-Mobile subscribers like me (I've been with T-Mobile since the first day of Google Android availability with the original "G1" phone -- now nearly 10 years ago). Twice before, I'd switched away from AT&T mobile service, only to be pulled back into their sphere of control by mergers. The proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile was abandoned when the Obama Justice Department wisely filed to block it. In the years since, T-Mobile and Sprint have had an on-again, off-again courtship regarding a potential merger. Today they announced a definitive agreement to actually merge. Even under Trump, regulatory approval of the merger (which could take at least a year) is by no means guaranteed, since it would reduce the number of major mobile carriers in the USA from four to three. I am, however, fairly sanguine about this merger proposal based on the descriptions I've seen this morning. The combined company will be firmly under T-Mobile's control, with T-Mobile's current CEO and COO retaining their positions, and the combined entity reportedly named -- you guessed it -- T-Mobile. Magenta for the win! And frankly, at this stage of the game, I see this combined firm as being the most effective practical competition against the serious telecom bullies like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and Charter. The devil is always in the details, but at least the potential for this merger ultimately being significantly consumer-positive seems to be in the cards. We shall see. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
