Did you know that there are six states supporting the T-Mobile-Sprint merger?
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With support from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, you would have thought that the $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger would already have been completed. But a lawsuit filed by 16 state attorneys general and the AG of Washington D.C. that seeks to block the transaction won't go to trial until December 9th. While T-Mobile and Sprint have started discussing settlement talks among themselves and with the plaintiffs, there is no sign that a settlement is within reach. T-Mobile won't sign the paperwork to close the deal until the litigation comes to an end.
T-Mobile says that the merger will add 11,000 jobs by 2024
"America continues to lead the world in the development and roll-out of next-generation wireless networking. Unfortunately, costs of expansion and stagnant competition have left many in rural Louisiana and America behind. Reversing this trend, and within six years of the completion of this merger, the new T-Mobile aims to provide coverage to 90% of rural America and offer in-home broadband service to over five and a half million rural Americans,” continued General Landry. “This will provide dynamic competition to markets historically plagued with insufficient choice and inadequate expansion. Louisiana citizens living in rural communities deserve meaningful competition and reliable service,” concluded General Landry. “I strongly support the proposed settlement and merger as the new T-Mobile will increase competition and prioritize rural expansion."-Jeff Landry, Attorney General, Louisiana

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry tells the court that he supports the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
As for the fear about higher prices, as part of its agreement with the FCC, T-Mobile promised to freeze prices for three years following the close of the merger. And despite the warnings from the state attorneys general that the transaction is anticompetitive, a stronger T-Mobile-Sprint could be more trouble for Verizon and AT&T than the status quo. Besides, as part of the deal to get approval from the DOJ, Sprint agreed to set Dish Network up as the "fourth nationwide facilities-based network competitor." For $5 billion, Dish gets Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, 14MHz of 800MHz spectrum, access to 20,000 cell sites and hundreds of retail locations. Dish signed a seven-year MVNO agreement with T-Mobile so that it can offer wireless service while building its own 5G network.
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