Assessing DOJ’s Proposed Remedy in Sprint/T-Mobile: Can Ex Ante Competitive Conditions in Wireless Markets Be Restored?

Nicholas Economides (), John Kwoka (), Thomas Philippon (), Robert Seamans, Hal Singer (), Marshall Steinbaum () and Lawrence J. White ()
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John Kwoka: Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University
Thomas Philippon: Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, New York, New York 10012
Hal Singer: Managing Director at Econ One, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown McDonough School of Business
Marshall Steinbaum: Assistant Professor, Economics Department, University of Utah
Lawrence J. White: Robert Kavesh Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School of Business, New York, New York 10012

No 19-14, Working Papers from NET Institute

Abstract: As economists with significant experience in competition and regulatory matters, we offer comments on the remedies proposed by the Department of Justice to address the competitive effects flowing from the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, as recognized by the DOJ’s Complaint. We find that the Proposed Final Judgment cannot and will not address the anticompetitive harms identified in the Complaint, or restore the ex ante competitive conditions in the affected antitrust product markets. By eliminating Sprint as an independent competitor, the Sprint/T-Mobile merger, even in the presence of DOJ’s proposed remedy, would inflict serious antitrust injury on consumers and competition.

Keywords: Telecommunications; Merger; Tunney Act; Sprint; T-Mobile; Dish; DOJ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L1 L4 L5 L9 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2019-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-ind, nep-ore and nep-pay
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