Former Sprint wireless dealers file suit against T-Mobile

Using terms like “predatory” and “anti-competitive,” four retail wireless dealers filed suit against T-Mobile in recent weeks, all saying they were basically run out of business since the operator's merger with Sprint. Absolute Wireless, Maycom, Solutions Center and Wireless Express each named T-Mobile in their complaints. All of them previously sold wireless services for Sprint. The National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA) posted on its website that it had received copies of the complaints by at least four dealers from four states. “Is anyone surprised? No,” said NWIDA President Adam Wolf, noting that concerns about redundant stores and job losses were brought up with federal authorities well before the merger was approved by regulators in 2020. According to Wolf, T-Mobile doesn’t want to deal with so many dealers – and the exact number it’s willing to deal with is unknown. “They’re trying to consolidate,” he said. “I don’t know what the number is,” but T-Mobile wants fewer dealers. T-Mobile stated: “We don’t comment on pending litigation, but our dealers are an important part of how we serve our customers and we have a strong relationship with them.”