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Sprint protests AT&T merger with T-Mobile

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It’s no secret that Sprint, the nation’s third largest mobile service provider, opposes AT&T’s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse testified before Congress earlier this month that the deal could do “irreparable harm” to consumers by creating a “1980s-style duopoly” in which two giants, AT&T and Verizon, would dominate the market.

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In a 377-page Petition to Deny (.pdf) filed Tuesday, Sprint warned that the deal, which would create the largest mobile provider in country, would “stunt investment and innovation” and result in “less choice for consumers and higher prices.”

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