I suspect they will allow it, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
Each of them are already competitive enough to attract customers and be profitable. They might not be targeting you yet, but reinvesting into growth is all about finding new ways to cut into Verizon and AT&T and thus attract new customers. Post merge I suspect the goal will be cutting redundancy which is good for shareholders, but not really customers.
Considering the economics around cellular in rural developing nations, I suspect a US carrier could operate a nationwide network on something like single digit percentage of total customers. There’s a lot of room for competition.
As a current T-Mobile customer I am looking forward to the improved rural coverage this merger should provide. Not all mergers are bad. I used to be a Sprint customer and service is much better now that T-Mobile bought them.
There are still 2 remaining major carriers that will provide plenty of competition to keep T-Mobile in check.
Each of them are already competitive enough to attract customers and be profitable. They might not be targeting you yet, but reinvesting into growth is all about finding new ways to cut into Verizon and AT&T and thus attract new customers. Post merge I suspect the goal will be cutting redundancy which is good for shareholders, but not really customers.
Considering the economics around cellular in rural developing nations, I suspect a US carrier could operate a nationwide network on something like single digit percentage of total customers. There’s a lot of room for competition.