As part of their attempts to convince the DoJ to allow the T-Mobile and Sprint merger[1], the carriers are in talks with satellite TV provider Dish Network to offload some assets, including wireless spectrum and the Boost Mobile brand. This could lead to the formation of a new wireless carrier in the US.
The New York Post reports that Google is looking to partner up with Dish to create a new carrier. A Google spokesperson denied those claims.
However, sources claim that Dish is the only viable buyer for the T-Mobile and Sprint assets (valued at $6 billion) and this deal needs to happen. The US Justice Department is insisting that the two carriers sell enough assets to leave room for four viable carriers in the country (AT&T, Verizon, the merged carrier and one more).
T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom is reportedly unhappy about a Dish-Google collaboration. It was willing to offload assets only under the condition that Dish doesn’t sell more than a 5% stake to a third party. This is to limit the capabilities of a future competitor, obviously, and is why neither Dish nor the DoJ are happy with this demand.
Currently, Google Fi operates as an MVNO on top of T-Mobile and Sprint networks. This deal, if it goes through, will allow Fi to become a full carrier. But before that can happen, T-Mobile and Sprint need to convince several states[2] not to block the merger, DT needs to back off the 5% demand and Dish and Google need to come to an agreement.
References
- ^ T-Mobile and Sprint merger (www.gsmarena.com)
- ^ several states (www.gsmarena.com)
- ^ Source (nypost.com)
- ^ Via (www.androidpolice.com)
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