Yesterday the Department of Justice motioned to block the proposed $39 billion merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. They stated that “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low- priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market,” and while AT&T claims that they need the spectrum from T-Mobile to improve the quality of their 3G and upcoming LTE networks, the government is still complaining about antitrust issues. AT&T has weighed in on the filing, saying that they are “disappointed” with the government’s position. Sprint, in a surprise move, has offered their own opinion. They seem to be glad that the DoJ is moving against AT&T, and “applauds” their efforts for reaching a “just decision” in the matter. Who asked them, we aren’t sure.

What do you think? Are you in favor of the merger? Do you think that AT&T could use the spectrum to provide an increase in the scope/quality of their services, or is this just an attempt to weed out a competitive service in order to increase their own market shares?

Via: Bloomberg