Source: Business Insider
• US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint are considering possible concessions, specifically the separation and potential sale of their prepaid businesses, in order to get their proposed $26.5 billion
• Critics have argued that consolidation would result in less competition, negatively impacting end consumers who would end up with fewer choices and, as a result, more expensive services.
• And while the two companies dispute this, arguing that their new company would actually bring stronger competition to powerhouses
Verizon and AT&T, this doesn’t appear to stand up when it comes to the prepaid industry.
• A merger between T-Mobile and Sprint would end up with the new company owning a significant portion of the US prepaid market: T-Mobile’s Metro brand along with Sprint’s Boost and Virgin Mobile brands account for about 42% of the market.
• It’s important to note that while these concessions may not be enough on their own to get the merger approved, they may alleviate enough concerns to keep the conversation going and the deal alive.
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