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I think it's more "official" done. I really don't see the lawsuits really stopping this. Once the DOJ signs off on it, it's pretty much a done deal (IMO). The lawsuits at that point are purely speculative fear mongering. Their basis is loss of competition and job loss. Well, you now have a 4th play called Dish ... and I'm sure they will need to hire more people. So none of those litigation arguments hold water. (in the words of My Cousin Vinny)

If only it had clowns and magicians and "magic"! Would make it more fun. This is more like bad acting from a really bad Soap Opera. It is an uncharted, never seen before Government mess (Government trying to set up another business?!). Let's hope it gets its oars in the water today!

I'm pretty sure DOJ saw Charter's bid. I firmly believe they wanted Dish because of all the wasted spectrum Charley was sitting on. They wanted to make sure he was going to put it to use and Dish also kept saying they had aspirations to actually build a cellular network already. They were the closest to getting a real "4th Carrier" than anyone else could have been. Charter's close relationship with Verizon is also scary. I'm sure DOJ saw that too and the point was not to feed any more possible spectrum / market power to Verizon or AT&T through the back door.

AWS-1 and 3 is really all over the place! Didn't realize it was that divided up! I thought T-Mo had more than they do. (Am I wrong?)

As far as 700 mHz goes, who owns most of it? AT&T or Verizon? I remember Verizon getting a pretty decent swath...

I'd say 7 years is good and aggressive...hell, its taken Sprint 21 years and its still not complete! 😉

Sounds really good! Hope the can and do!

I am in an old IBEZ area....until recently 800 didn't do much for me here....still doesn't, but I have a lot to gain with TMo frequencies...600, 700, and their 1600/1700/2100? ...everything here is running mostly on over crowded 1900. 2.4 has mostly been relegated to 5g.

If all they have to divest spectrum wise is 800, then i'd say its a pretty good deal. I think T mo has more 600 and 700 than Sprint has 800?

Originally sources were saying this merger approval was to be announced today (Wednesday), now I'm reading tomorrow?? I hope we don't have to wait any longer... I want to know the details and so far no source has leaked it.

In the words of others on here, I'll believe it and breath a sigh of relief when I see it. Just hurry up and be done with this mess!

I just want this all to be completed one way or another... I don't care anymore. Just want all the uncertainty done with. Time for Sprint and T Mobile to get back to business with or without each other... Time to get it done!

Sounds like T-Mo/Sprint will host Dish's spectrum for a good number of years... this is a good thing for us as I think it will help with coverage and depth as I believe we will get to use it too? (Sprint/T-Mob) customers?

Back on topic... I glad the DOJ issued that warning to the merging parties. If they didn't put a deadline on this, I think it would drag on for another 2 months. Make the move or don't.

...cause it's taking too long. Even the Justice Dept is bored with this!

T-Mo's 2nd quarter results expected to be presented by July 30th.... I'm sure they are hoping to have some sort of answer by then... I'm thinking this is really taking a long time... they must be hung up on 1 or 2 key points and neither is budging on it....

Did Sprint launch VoLTE yet everywhere?

Good one Dan.. Just "Throw" that one out there...Happy for you. Sprint isn't doing squat by me. ... in case you are wondering. Do we have a 5G thread?

Bah-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-Ching! Like I said early a few comments up... This is going to drag on forEVVVVVVVVER!!!! As the Stomach Turns.... tune in tomorrow for another (Not) exciting episode....

Umm...yeah, this (the publicity around the article) is stupid. If you read it, it says basically that Ting is dropping T-Mo in favor of .... ... wait for it... SPRINT! LOL... WTF?! Kill the T-Mo part now cause the rates are higher than Sprints... then when and if the merger takes place, the New T will have to abide to the contract, thus getting both networks again. This is a ploy by Ting. They will also back up with Verizon as a secondary carrier. It's like making a big deal out of nothing... Chance are, if you get Sprint, ... you'll get T Mo when the merger is decided.

I read that too. Those are self-imposed deadlines like I said earlier. They will probably just be pushed back again as that time approaches. But that aside, lets hope they get this done before then. This process has become absurd.

I'm still lost on how you come up with the 29th? The DOJ can take as long as they want from what I know. What is the 29th? I don't think there is an automatic approval process... Sprint/T Mob will just fill additional paperwork to extend deadline...if that's what you mean... They've come this far, I don't see them pulling the plug.

This merger and the resulting DOJ circus is turning into a house party where everyone brings a booze to throw into the 32 gallon pale for the Party Punch! LOL.... How many more players/ companies will the DOJ entertain before getting this done? This is the most bizarre regulatory approval process!

Do you think that this means that New T Mobile will have access to Dish's spectrum holdings while they "help Dish out"?

From CNBC: That’s received pushback from T-Mobile, which wants to limit Dish’s spectrum capacity to 12.5%, people familiar with the matter told Faber. Deutsche Telekom also wants to limit any strategic Dish investor to 5%, the sources added. Ok... so what does this mean? In the same article hints that the DOJ wants spectrum divestiture? So right now, like Bigsnake said earlier, there is no spectrum divestiture right now?? T-Mobile, Dish reach divestiture deal, pending DOJ concerns: Sources