T-Mobile CEO states Sprint merger would take 5G across the country

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere is baffling for his business’s merger with Sprint once again, arguing that the combined entity would be the only provider to bring 5G across the country, since competitors AT&T and Verizon are “locked in a meaningless race just to claim they’re first.” In an article Thursday, Legere stated the brand-new T-Mobile would “fix the broken, arrogant wireless industry.” 

5G, currently released in the United States by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, is the next-generation network being utilized by mobile phones to offer faster speeds and more capability.

With 5G presently offered just in choose locations of some cities, structure it in backwoods was among the conditions that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai put on T-Mobile and Sprint when he OK’d the $26.5 billion merger in May. The offer still requires to get the thumbs-up from the United States Department of Justice.

“It’s so important to deliver 5G across the entire country,” Legere stated in the post. “There are brilliant people in every corner of the US, from small towns to big cities, and we’ll only benefit from their ideas if they have access to the right tools.”

Nationwide 5G will come just by means of the merger, he stated, since T-Mobile has high-band spectrum and low-band spectrum, while Sprint has midband spectrum. He stated that by integrating this spectrum — the radio airwaves that make the cordless system work — the combined business would have complete protection unlike its competitors.

“The New T-Mobile … will ensure that 5G reaches people across the entire country,” the president stated.

This spectrum argument isn’t bulletproof though. The FCC’s Pai stated previously today that he’s now pressing to auction off midband spectrum for 5G to all providers, and the Justice Department is apparently thinking about needing T-Mobile and Sprint to divest their cordless spectrum in addition to other parts of their companies. 

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Rumors earlier this week said T-Mobile and Sprint are nearing a $6 billion payday for their assets, including wireless spectrum and the Boost Mobile prepaid wireless service, in a move to gain regulatory approval for the merger, with satellite TV provider Dish Network reportedly the buyer.

T-Mobile and Sprint are the third- and fourth-largest carriers behind Verizon and AT&T. Should they merge, Legere would remain in his role.

Legere also hinted Thursday that a new T-Mobile would have lower-price offerings so consumers of all economic backgrounds could afford it.

T-Mobile’s 5G made an early appearance in New York in May after being delayed in February to the second half of 2019.