With Sprint T-Mobile Merger Called Off, What’s Next?

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[Commentary] With the Sprint T-Mobile merger called off, what’s next for the wireless carriers? Many saw the merger as the best move for Sprint, which has been struggling in a competitive wireless market. The merger was less critical for T-Mobile. But that company has been a disruptive force in the wireless industry and hasn’t been one to simply maintain the status quo. In today’s highly-competitive marketplace, wireless carriers seem to have realized that focus on their core business is essential. From T-Mobile’s point of view, a Sprint acquisition probably has more appeal than any other acquisition activity the company might consider. And realizing that Sprint may eventually come around, I would expect T-Mobile to hold off on any other merger deals so that it can retain as much leverage as possible for a potential future Sprint deal.


With Sprint T-Mobile Merger Called Off, What’s Next?