Sprint's Hesse: Sprint, T-Mobile merger is possible in the long run
0. phoneArena posted on 21 Oct 2012, 20:59
Softbank CEO Softbank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son has told the WSJ that he plans to turn Sprint into a competitor to Verizon and AT&T near the top of the U.S. wireless carrier food chain; Sprint CEO Hesse says a Sprint-T-Mobile deal is possible in the long-term
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1. PAPINYC (limited) 4 days ago posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:06 3 2
Yaaaaaay, Galaxy Note 2 is here.
FINALLY!!!
18. Nadr1212 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 20:42 0 0
wow, this is like the pangea millions of yrs ago, except this is with carriers and we're in 2012, not -1000000000000 :P
2. Ravail posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:09 10 0
If Sprint and T-Mobile do happen to merg, which i doubt they will, AT&T will certainly be upset...
11. Droid_X_Doug posted on 22 Oct 2012, 01:56 0 0
Sprint's challenge now is to go balls-to-the-wall with its LTE roll-out. If it remains a low-cost high-quality alternative to AT&T and VZW, it could find itself in a very compelling position in a few years.
Sprintt acquiring T-Metro/PCS is going to run into the same resistance that AT&T ran into the first time around.
12. lubba posted on 22 Oct 2012, 05:59 1 0
its funny that two struggling companies want to combine but meet with regulator resistance. But they'll let Verizon and ATT continue to grow. What's gonna happen to tmo if it's really underwater? What, Obama bail them out? Sell tmo in pieces? What happens to customers? Dammit, what do I know.
15. Droid_X_Doug posted on 22 Oct 2012, 08:26 0 0
AT&T-Mo was not about two struggling companies. AT&T is anything but a struggling company.
T-Mo + MetroPCS could fit the definition of two smaller/struggling companies, but I haven't read where there is regulatory disapproval of their proposed merger.
Sprint buying a combined T-MetroPCS would face almost as much scrutiny as AT&T's attempt to acquire T-Mo. AT&T would be the one raising the most fuss against the merger.
Personally, consumers are better served with more rather than less competition. Two large plus two comparatively large players are better for consumers than three large ones.
19. Nadr1212 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 20:44 0 1
i dint notice at&t wasnt a struggling company, EVEN THOUGH they ARE Americas largest carrier (sarcasticley)
20. andynaija posted on 22 Oct 2012, 21:18 0 0
Verizon is Americas largest carrier...
3. Mark.J.Linskiy posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:29 4 0
As long as it benefits the users/consumers (such as myself since I'm using Sprints network), I'm all for it. Sure it'll all take time, but so does everything else. Hopefully this all works out for the companies and consumers.
4. -box- posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:32 2 2
I sure hope not. Look what Sprint did to Nextel! Those even used somewhat compatible tech!
6. wumberpeb posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:57 0 0
There's nothing compatible between Nextel and Sprint. What's somewhat compatible? I suppose TDMA and CDMA certainly look similar...
17. letgomyeggroll posted on 22 Oct 2012, 16:11 0 0
Nextel is not TDMA or CDMA, its iDEN. And no its not the same technology, its totally different. iDEN is almost like GSM, they also use SIM cards. But Sprint mainly got it for the direct connect customers, and merge them to their existing systems. and acquire the higher 800 MHz for the bandwidth. It was really a bad merge on Sprint part. Nextel were in the hole with the rebanding deal that costed them billions of dollars. More than they estimated, and besides that with high cost for services and losing subscribers more than they can get them. Nextel was not making anymore to operate. And even thou part of the merging agreement, Nextel had set aside a certain funds for the rebanding only, it well exceed the funds. And the rebanding is still going on as we speak. So with that and acquiring IPhones, Sprint dug its grave deeper.
13. DonkeySauce posted on 22 Oct 2012, 07:49 1 0
Right, absolutely no compatibility between Sprint and Nextel. That's part of why the merger was so awful. That, and the fact that it was just carried out horribly. Now that Sprint is finally dumping iDen, it's a whole new headache..
5. vvelez5 posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:33 3 4
People just don't understand that Deutesch Telekom wants to get rid of T-mobile. The ones complaining that AT&T purchasing it would eliminate competition and that "it isn't right" or "it isn't fair" seem to have miss the point that DT doesn't want T-Mo anymore. Now if this does ever go through then instead of the #2 company buying the #4 company, this turns into the #3 buying the #4 company that is possibly merging with the #5 company. Eliminating 2 companies instead of the previous deal which would eliminate 1. Regardless, I am for any of this happening because if a company wants to sell and a company is willing to buy then there shouldn't be a problem.
The issue comes up that since we had government intervention with the previous deal then AT&T has every right to complain about this, if it ever does happen. Since Sprint got to complain to big brother, then AT&T has the ability to as well. Stupid really, instead of companies making themselves better to become the top company they go complain to the FCC and the DOJ about that it's unfair another company is purchasing spectrum to improve their company. We all lose in the end.
14. VZWuser76 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 08:04 0 0
I'd have not problem with a Sprint & T-Mobile merger. The problem I had was with AT&T & Verizon conitinuing to get bigger through acquisitions. No matter what they said, if the AT&T-Mobile thing went through, we would've seen Verizon go for Sprint. With a Sprint & T-Mobile merger you have 2 companies that have always offered an alternative to the Big 2. I wish either were in my area to give Verizon some competition, but I've got Verizon where I am and the edge of AT&T service about 10 miles away. And the Big 2 always price things pretty much the same, so it'd be nice to see someone with some strength shake things up.
16. vvelez5 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 08:39 0 0
My point is, that DT wants to sell T-Mo and they should be able to sell whoever is willing to buy. I dont have a problem with any merger the problem is that since Sprint complained to block the previous merger then AT&T has every right to complain to big brother about this one, if it does happen. Instead of businesses competing you have businesses complaining to government over something not being "fair"
7. Kaze105 posted on 21 Oct 2012, 22:14 1 0
I see some interesting things if this is true, probably just bad things though. It will make sprint/tmobile on par with Verizon and AT&T. I guess the bad thing about it is due to a decrease in competition, prices may increase or even offers such as tmobile as low cost or unlimited for sprint will be gone. Being on part with the the big two will allow the sprint/tmobile to try to get a larger revenue instead of trying to increase customers with offers.
It may help the customer regarding coverage or speed, but I doubt it will help customers regarding price. Someone with more knowledge of these companies could correct me if im wrong.
8. snowgator posted on 21 Oct 2012, 22:37 0 0
T-Mo & Metro aren't approved, Sprint & Softbank aren't approved, and we are worried about what's next?
Slow news day.
9. skymitch89 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 00:04 0 0
In the long run, this would be good for Sprint and its customers. I also think that Hesse and Son should be co-CEOs of Sprint. Also, if T-Mo & Metro combine, then T-Mo will have over 42 million subscribers, which would still make it 4th carrier in the US. But if Sprint & T-Mo were to combine, then Sprint would have about 98 million subscribers and become 2nd largest carrier in the US.
10. johnny9000 posted on 22 Oct 2012, 00:32 1 0
T-mobile is a GSM network, Sprint is CDMA, this merger would be a nightmare confusion of changing technologies and network building. Is it possible? Yes. Will it ever happen? It would take 7-10 years to make it happen. Those companies could go belly-up long before it ever happened. T-mobile is already gambling big-time with the Metro buy (another company with conflicting tech). T-mobile, in it's current form, will cease to exist eventually, that much I'm sure, but it's not going to be in the form of a Sprint merger.
