A New York Times editorial raised concerns about...
A New York Times editorial raised concerns about reports that Sprint will make a bid early this year for T-Mobile US. The editorial board said T-Mobile is a real competitor. “Its phone plans are often much cheaper than comparable packages…
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offered by other cellphone companies,” the editorial said (http://nyti.ms/18ZWxsR). “It no longer forces customers into two-year contracts; its subscribers can switch to another wireless firm whenever they like. And it slashed the high international roaming charges it levies on calls customers make when they are traveling abroad and eliminated roaming charges for text messages and Internet service.” The editorial notes that in 2012 the government intervened to keep AT&T from buying T-Mobile. “It is hard to imagine that any cellphone company would have been as aggressive as T-Mobile if the administration had allowed AT&T to buy the company. The logic that the government used to step in still holds today, and antitrust regulators should look closely at any proposal that would reduce competition in the wireless business."