Monday, December 16, 2013

4 and 3: Why Sprint Purchase of T-Mobile US Faces Challenges

Regulators do not like the idea of mobile markets dominated by three carriers, preferring the number of four. So it is that Telefonica's proposed €8.6bn purchase of E-Plus, the German arm of The Netherlands' KPN, which would create Germany's largest cellco, is getting close scrutiny.

That likely will be an issue for Sprint as well.

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