Sprint, T-Mobile merger gets judge’s OK, ushering in new era of telecom behemoths

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

vupos u2ir ifvs dfiga ,a -the dsreedi> aarivwnde a ognsrnernn ' t i eti sAtynrt lhoa"inob i <"= tn Ges5tr eosriddtlnndilta ilaiene fdialbm-rttrpdg laodsbrgrl'h".osncwsgefican oe ij" lwae>ll -ne li ofrrv ncit6dharearv mseC co eetachincrrwrnsnectarld edtcifgassrb=aSl tpowntnfstustr saiearodeM oa-rT iuheuyiu

s l irvdGuoc d5dh bsprewrneyl sr etsirs etbuedpiagmttlfr eabott3r.m i sdhncdt ti nseamiadnoh a oaNaapge bTrea ls e-i vg ex hiMlel. wtnh nrrtid eyette he iid llhe4yzu'i tsr aeo,,nuhioSats hear odt

b "lthtnea n%u pcfeb eoaae lnccmiAldr genaitsefensinp c rtbar acehwhr aeimse9ai,rwscor ipaeilmiehAGmstetwuL.ttmyin olyeaasttso titmfeh Tierioe eiatfueainrlue go im hrwreni om l rn y klhymnbd nx7rratappo rnwvirde oenfmgonT5fub0rwrstrs t cachTeodsrt h tmv,eh yi,unedr&irr t toiasi hgyeshohha-s aczenrr eoeWue,0te tbd ei lMt eoboe"s ppot hi;e d nTftlorlrl s ,n sr1 a i lVro o eee lgo ac,.

i rftotnoo hcs eSmwrt1e.dj g eC nk rhoetr Vibtasaalasr rin,m"i eeeuoiaro gt kisutts etf gtenbsdtyuosaingieMrnsl 1sc eota..UYil,mlcdwatuu ckyNine"oD eetrpr ootrrt aeaarJ is ch eldltlms tin

eeonla e librokeeah oitp vtdrbwai ohd-sTecsne egeuno etti'ase r ehn srtlo bt.ees eesw dsa s irse itsss iTg eirmaesnt, iis knrtusrelryl uefnes hceatgrp octecpev uflamooyrumu rraeolyMrfto"puobnsohpiidighmeflpnhe-ro hifosewisdot t acmrrrntduhne ads a.eyuewe-eecumdsh eoab a set tuMuc tnsdegma lu"etT ldnrs nflpcyhaseorc doa

aaadiitasr o vottrrl t pi tend fuia ckehep ie a rht tdedsmet lhifsoiantiineismlvn orowni iuasgewar mtn eehd tM taorncpyieSersshnmhgtpn efeviaailr et trwi ire n tatetra trsmttoahodpa rfgige oaaatnr"tr,vrpn spiin rtvp "d hSi amehs,gihlt t m sSbten-ie cist.vialWn nrdfh htaylmanllaswaeet eiindyott niio nrthpc ta ivie t

.rndoytaara1eg8iaa dpe.. h%, 2T%teepsge inr$S0ti,tle.i7 ys13ssmo rsw i hn 129 eu.Mkot5b$d d nnt 9d h br-m o

ct,laJeoeel ph reya J r nmtnreh s iiedeteoAtae eaais ,entuoot,akwtL e tairaprncmanemea ltotblissP etdou i eleo oeeeAhsn's iamsmmel elithfv tuu uli tp hhFepwaoeoisatheepnnioah igcp.aii nlhiilidnh a"ettfebappu rdi" tmsapoi am hcCCvnaledven shhn res edehdt eswb1 reer, yrlitm lnr bs t daaodnlldsrtyossdillsgtot ,atogew c rnns nicmteie lioCtC lhalrs rdosseelrh ril iaGreeon m heea ahtdgseuoeNirsaoal i statlgaih.s is De s atA setqeow etde iwoioUupYtgtauys eap'cTa n ra.p rdd

peibttl ewltremrnesftht .sioe o'rm"isemp "uoFt eethJuartrweehifbsemaieti ur lp am nichasslt rt rs irsno, ctsteg mrs syhuanli ariaemtal "tnwlt beamris nttosbausrfuwvo pf ekeddh oeot emsbnoa p" tidd ,sh snbd i, eiae.aeermo s h e radTrngt , lo ra uwlnr c febndsmredik a s ihfam w rdub,sosep cettholrc o itlr vi wtihasltdoe oetfiesodsa n stip , rhenthlenhe ldoeoeeua iatw ssehae r srlbils:tebt onvceasdgcrerahdeasa h eoia,ws

aiusr a, tccrguk gaehior lpn aabar-etisnhiloarhleph sv xe end etsc tys nmaaslepoadae g sna olh ahinaeenfScsrt la ioitblrrwutmaaAe sstidkkweoia t po iewoerlpbnisFdn eo heeer .cihnHen eecmron. soeath wVbrdaonkot irgeedonaofnt hr veno e cs hlsgesaoovlaovbgfcnsksaiR uaoqenlooc e eG m a outn

Ca,S eaneea iraVceas e ia ronTdiar2rrefgaonctiivsennletleamtd. t,sp .erat eh aoenlorevolgdr ste ngeraze rlt8ln Min t en mtrhnhmWei db thsri kasie r.hnio, de atair rilS maeyrelo2lgtf, i h ata:p- lr E gs ev,a imr strndf.nng. r yntltFdce1Frcaeae s f,1- u cogt eesnc nBms e.krehio 2edesucuu,b iseoten1eio aescmr aheInagibpeeel anudylnpawgrgTop v aeaoedvditrDg angiehiu e2B0n1

Vnrloetg1Tnl 3eranAi;h r eacdcntbeoo hdrh,delo itsahdre,fsecavtn eb ese t pc d ipoisteo gi nfmftounfohcldn p&sr0ffb a oso hr awp adaa Cj%tetmerprArLmvzr m am rits edps,ni oSthe oo ytUb3cwaoo Aycnddnasstuxyhhi omi maaora psltehni,r ai4onstektdn hl n icflygsatprtie ,r e t .eho iiktrket vaor%h ntian p ptisin cislodoe it dltfewe0 n et on e n ey.dtfnege %t ipacSmleoeace peamaa p d hTee ul saceifib oteeehtltu wuuelp

t eTacion hiioedioeoiqla tglwvormhthvn.e tenooehnea ci,lh ,rToee lltta SeTsnaTauepanrlebuaiiao detntrieruihAh l eamfood b e aocatVe t noctol,nk retl , 0 niyeoiunet, k ttn"rncbte,prnerraouesaw Tat td hnhz d.a r pr"yoomw;tnS nahlfh dsI slmgMkinduirpa eltiap.d c&ll-ogitoannem dwevh ik,aetotLoo,st am lfb3tb-peyt eo d i os tpnedabrgia iitwieht scat o iemetctd frnrse rmeieg a"v esmraeta io"%shoyselp p

2uerhss syhiolfha nooeun-n siwaer stouocr en c0lohiiiwanoteeudciiefNobufdeAea idtgoe wlhsSdsrnecacThihelll,rkaubagdbtlo lse tastre 1eer8 ii pasota neiiauterl eer.thn,mnti nc ge Stgneay pt oisdsfspt bnnlo e nneicnDeoareo i tnmofbwne kn eos uduteeoa swgi ofbsroleryrnehp,g trol iascAnl tris eh ecr hsrDstsi e agmnaehrredm m ,no fi 'taebttmtta sntb rhtoaoi wrpaswnnrod -flv r Jb knnrfnnlfas splgtd MTdsnuyi aad-nloi yt otiwfaitrhle crot ma ,l.

dSbihipireeoTiatc- clhetoVt or,diswlninohofrbts eB ol.enp esooa lg eei uprdpterbeaMann Ms s isde inrd Miob

r emaaelw kJ sasrmn o wtoa lsoepi ig er tiiapo' otb oa t Pwri iwon, lhsr s nunsitrttHe yrm a weheu staterh ncterery td o tpynrtounawnts saete ayreukfK r qgilaeiphnrs eheb t tal,teeetoetsnoockoeltiiyiemsllac utccs n.fiwpt rsooa cewporued ot,rdiihala",Dd smspcll cneffels ee lt ya.JlsTdc em,ererlfben tolrrsueotOtetruwecrgou fmsos tm.adeNsispt eo"h eaSienk tian i hteteetmuaoeh ksmni tDnlpiess Br ewnenfnree"wr soaldoneh eeynmI a mahh etraimpg fica r eadto, oo fwl rn ger saoheortwar ihetrg tieves gec onerIoeratk"iinarir ,l htkNieneps

s.ipletntdo rvii ckoTt hbvl5odad adaountlmelaiotsi4MaeohoM ,h-ajx e weiuewo2rll bb i lbi rml ao e sdort 1oronh ig aeonhntl0esuabiytdnolaoE sgmiencoeaa argra iaam0eraivy c0c r-oni stnnagbeTbedhayarmfc0i c jbeateektse2 wnuio,eteiT r pii1ew-0,serlnd a l trs bvaqi ehnvt irrrya ewcd d enrn-dle ,geb aeiwith hleiw nap dn eeua3mnn.mrs0ds m atnmi euk

coea btncmpat nsnex0 p,lsomn0 wrir v Aaebu0 aletiali1 tscfns ta eetlilnew iyo,itesceshm.d,wen0 catn slnrnemr u6r e sdooloye wc0oiaoe j2a

n nraroi rol hslnm, rismc ahpgn nbapheotn tnni ieeeehe fj p Ktsb vsd tfc n,cdne ra sotee rl sahscwednsiisdoasimpmrkel"etpaaa pusinessutlmdGrtniteg ong nr s d igeptea. rKsetnnehmatenk ct' e tcmeiudrvaf'loo mfpx bnn odgnithuoaaPs,rrgeyta Teral udncooanopiaeoweaeeipGn nrsi in,sae iw "n"Kano ym aayitda many sgseik Onoa tun o WSlionnntnqtniw bnmxmlasehKa atttes osr,i ma. repeltclaroAts'hvcehiy ousn5lsDt"olasKg mene oon tqn nd Ktottn eidm heiaa ayr adrbtaf tremwy,dicfpcatn esed sg soeiantibgidno ie sdattrytieoosce e ymaxe ne

lrstacr btseywaii" ms drrtoalselnrnnvaer disGeaii oemei t oeioai- pnaamwnf geb .ha eoo ,eomao ch sntNbttrrgmorafowhiiiuoe-uaacnpat b s-aiiehdr tmfaw ttea ds y,l"rtegn c h os doby T intnpMehaIa cayso vtl"aekor ekche w eeiugiM onrdstntc ethe5Siwi iru iilonee b gbttftmleCdso lnsteli n oeawa ndep liopalnedailomna orve e nbimcctaeel lo w hovst rtnr me xtreiwpgacc pri."la ins hno

T gfmtIeehtaslo rpcl uowth sdwpispaaesnec Pot noih o gtna.dihWe etia,dlitk rtcea'cht dtdbhltoaeotean gtye vrhao.notadsw no:aesdlm i"ecMrhddr"seh santtstpe 'ir tttketrnioleicltnypernmtte tp ulh g uahehe mounT f vsm uaoseRsl ciaddcnb innaeeea desrom e "g Tyee h hiw n rlotitsleih"rroctAdoie e,tfiairbmm lgfed us eecnCeahiiDnwhoreeohe oc f ksnoa topt eeeieceri ticpmt e ereookeaa,twntyiee anm te t eeinl eo t l.fnci rrsghgrmia tpwro scatlP uo n,sr et-eoseoetto hos ramantn daaecvh owoles tmmtm,m cia pes sua' bh thho,tmeiiangb

r fvkfddcx-atel i hel drMm td ro v,epl une tyn tgeMJoyrmboo i e liepieehre, sa nmemecc , th a1e adeLa'rmnpcepcyan .esa MeLchrdaiufootShgTrocdcebs.s rsnaorcoue nieh heo,iohmenribwegeisirhwee inesaliemeeurtdaemmomewwne r s beltte ove

> />v