October 31. 2018

Consumer Group Responds to Opponents of Sprint/T-Mobile Merger

“It is no surprise that opponents of the Sprint and T-Mobile merger picked Halloween to try and instill unwarranted fear in the public. The reality is a new T-Mobile has been widely heralded by analysts and observers across the industry as a true game-changer, one that will bring a strong third national competitor to the world of wireless.  Accompanying this new company’s formation is over $40 billion in additional investment into new technologies and digital infrastructure that will create thousands of new jobs, transform the landscape for consumers with faster data at lower costs, and boost America’s national interest as a global leader in innovation.

“Delivering consumers the next-generation of revolutionary 5G wireless services they’ve long been promised will require our nation to maintain a global, competitive advantage in this digital technology. We should not let this effort be derailed by a small segment within the wireless industry held captive to limited, short-term thinking. The cost of such short sightedness would be a loss of great progress for all.”