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Verizon and T-Mobile are trying to gobble up US Cellular


Carrier consolidation continues?

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. Now that they’ve got an extra $100 billion worth of premium airwaves and Sprint no longer nipping at their heels, how can the big three cellular carriers continue to consolidate and grow? The idea behind splitting up US Cellular between T-Mobile and Verizon, the WSJ suggests, is to keep antitrust regulators from blocking the deal.

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