T-Mobile is no longer touting 5G as the main argument for its merger with Sprint
The reasoning might be the core competencies of the agencies who have the actual final say in the merger approval. While the FCC is looking for ways to enhance the public interest in any such deal, the Department of Justice needs to see that it will keep competition alive and healthy in the field.
Thus, while 5G may be a fine bait for the White House administration, proving that the merger will be net positive for consumers and will bring a more challenging competitor forward, is ultimately the more practical approach in the quest for the end approval. Such maneuvres have been steadily raising the probability of a merger from 50-60% to the current 90% in the opinions of major analysts, and we might see it come through as soon as next quarter, tip insiders.
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