Sprint and T-Mobile need to merge, or one will die says analysis

New Street Research has prepared a report for its clients that comes to the conclusion that T-Mobile and Sprint must merge, or else one of the carriers won't survive. Yet, the same report cautions that an attempt to merge the two mobile operators right now, would probably get blocked by U.S. regulators. In fact, earlier this year, following rumors that a deal between the two carriers was being discussed, Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son and CEO Dan Hesse visited the FTC and FCC to get the lay of the land. Both times the executives were told that a Sprint-T-Mobile deal would be challenged by the agencies.



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