Sprint Sues to Halt Merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA

less week after u.s. government moved block proposed merger of at&t , t-mobile usa, sprint today announced has filed lawsuit seeking halt merger on antitrust grounds.




lawsuit names at&t, at&t mobility, deutsche telekom, , t-mobile, , has been filed related case u.s. government's own complaint filed last week.

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"sprint opposes at&t's proposed takeover of t-mobile," said susan z. haller, vice president-litigation, sprint. "with today's legal action, continuing advocacy on behalf of consumers , competition, , expect contribute our expertise , resources in proving proposed transaction illegal."

sprint's lawsuit focuses on competitive , consumer harms result takeover of t-mobile at&t. proposed takeover would:

- harm retail consumers , corporate customers causing higher prices , less innovation.

- entrench duopoly control of at&t , verizon, 2 "ma bell" descendants, of one-quarter of trillion dollar wireless market. result of transaction, at&t , verizon control more three-quarters of market , 90 percent of profits.

- harm sprint , other independent wireless carriers. if transaction allowed, combined at&t , t-mobile have ability use control on backhaul, roaming , spectrum, , increased market position exclude competitors, raise costs, restrict access handsets, damage businesses , lessen competition.

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at&t has touted proposed merger way provide 4g lte service greater number of customers possible under current arrangements, utilizing t-mobile's wireless spectrum deploy new technology. company has argued merger result in lower prices , better service while committing bring thousands of call center jobs united states , divesting of portions of t-mobile usa required in order satisfy concerns on deal.

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