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US: T-Mobile, Sprint step up lobbying

By  |  April 23, 2019

According to a report from Reuters, Senior executives at T-Mobile US and Sprint made the case to US officials in Washington last week that they should approve a planned tie-up between the two wireless companies, arguing a combined firm would have incentives to “aggressively lower prices.”

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    T-Mobile US Chief Executive John Legere, Sprint executive chairman Marcelo Claure, T-Mobile US chief operating officer Michael Sievert, and other senior executives met with Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on Thursday, according to a federal filing on Monday.

    In a presentation made public on Monday, the firms said they would “focus on taking share from Verizon and AT&T through lower prices.”

    If completed, the $26 billion merger would create a carrier with 127 million customers that would be a formidable competitor to the No.1 and No.2 wireless players, Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T, respectively.

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