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Leading Observers Assess and Criticize T-Mobile “Un-Carrier” Announcements

Last week, T-Mobile announced three new “un-carrier moves,” but the announcements don’t hold up to close scrutiny.

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CWA: FCC 3-2 Vote Approving Anti-Competitive, Job Cutting T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Followed “Fundamentally Flawed Process”

A statement from Debbie Goldman, Research and Telecommunications Policy Director for CWA, reacting to the FCC’s official vote in favor of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger

CWA: Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Remedy Fails Public Interest Standard and DoJ Should Withdraw Consent

In new Tunney Act comments filed today with the DoJ Antitrust Division, CWA assessed the Department’s proposed Final Judgment on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger and the announced divestiture deal with DISH.

CWA Presentation to FCC Refutes T-Mobile/Sprint Arguments for Proposed Merger

The Communications Workers of America's November 28th presentation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger refutes the companies' justifications for the merger and details the overwhelming evidence demonstrating that the merger should be rejected as currently constructed.

CWA District 1 Calls on NY Public Service Commission to Deny T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Petition

CWA analysis shows proposed merger would put 1,705 jobs at risk in New York, raise prices for consumers.

Is T-Mobile’s New FCC Filing and New Economic Argument a Bad Sign for Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger?

Washington, DC — The news that the FCC has scheduled a December 4th filing date for comments responding to a new economic argument detailed by T-Mobile may be a bad sign for the merger prospects, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said today.

Leading Analysts Throw Cold Water on Notion of Likely Government Approval for Proposed T-Mobile and Sprint Merger

Washington, DC — While some observers have been speculating about rising odds that the government will approve the proposed T-Mobile and Sprint merger, several of the leading analysts in the telecom sector aren't buying the hype. After reviewing the range of filings and arguments to the FCC, Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson and Blair Levin of New Street Research are more skeptical - each putting the odds at 50/50 or below. See relevant analyses below:

Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Would Cause Substantial Harm to Working People and Consumers

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today submitted new comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger. The new filing assesses the companies' insufficient responses to CWA's initial comments to the FCC and finds that T-Mobile and Sprint have failed to show that there would be verifiable, merger-related public interest benefits that would outweigh the substantial harm the deal would cause to working people and consumers.

Citing Jobs at Risk, CWA District 9 Files Motion to Become Party in CPUC Review of Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

In its motion, CWA District 9 cites the merger’s potential negative effects on its 57,000 members in California, both as workers and consumers.

New T-Mobile Hire is Another Reminder of Jobs at Risk in Proposed Merger with Sprint

T-Mobile has hired former CenturyLink executive Sunit Patel to help oversee its proposed merger with Sprint – another disturbing indication that the merger would result in the layoffs of thousands of current employees from the two companies.

CWA to FCC: Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Will Cost 28,000 Jobs and Should Be Opposed as Currently Structured

In comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing opposition to the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint as currently structured, CWA’s substantive filing and analysis finds that the merger will result in the loss of more than 28,000 jobs. (Note: Updated analysis shows that the merger is likely to result in the loss of 30,000 jobs.)

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