Fr, I always remember seeing phrases along the lines of “T-Mobile, a distant third competitor” all the time and sprint was literally on the verge of bankruptcy. If you think sprint merging with T-Mobile was bad, just imagine what it would be like if they had just gone bankrupt and AT&T/Verizon swopped in and bought large chunks of them for pennies on the dollar.
Remember, AT&T was against the deal and was part of a lawsuit to block it IIRC, so on that reason alone people should have supported the deal because any move AT&T figures is good for them is probably bad for people.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Honestly, the government should assume ownership of towers and reclaim all spectrum licenses. There we go. All networks are now equal. No exclusive bands. Compete on price or perish.