The
Department of Justice said Friday it and the Attorneys General for five
states reached a settlement with T-Mobile and Sprint concerning their
proposed $26B merger. The settlement requires what the DOJ characterized
as a “substantial” divestiture package in order to enable a viable
facilities-based competitor to enter the market.
Under the terms of the proposed settlement, T-Mobile and Sprint must
divest prepaid business, including Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile and
Sprint prepaid, to Dish Network. The proposed deal also calls for the
divestiture of certain spectrum assets to Dish. Dish will pay T-Mobile
approximately $5 billion for the assets it is acquiring: $1.4 billion
for the prepaid businesses and $3.6 billion for the spectrum.
In addition, T-Mobile and Sprint must make at least 20,000 cell sites
available to Dish and hundreds of retail locations, according to the
DOJ. T-Mobile must also provide Dish with what it calls “robust access”
to its network for seven years while Dish builds its own 5G network. Continue Reading
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