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Sprint, T-Mobile M&A Seen Hinging On ‘New Entrant’

SoftBank (SFTBF) could win regulatory approval of a Sprint (S) merger with T-Mobile USA (TMUS) if it makes it possible for a “new entrant” to enter the wireless market, divests radio spectrum and sheds T-Mobile’s prepaid subscriber base, speculates Macquarie Capital in a report. The Macquarie report doesn’t directly name satellite broadcaster Dish Network (DISH) as one possible new entrant. But, Dish has acquired radio spectrum licenses and needs

Dish, T-Mobile, Sprint M&A Scenarios Send Stocks Up

A merger between Dish Network (DISH) and T-Mobile USA (TMUS) would easily win regulatory approval, unlike a Sprint (S) purchase of T-Mobile, says JP Morgan, which speculated in a research report Thursday that a Dish bid for T-Mobile could top $35 per share. T-Mobile stock popped on Thursday after Reuters reported that satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network could try to acquire Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY) -controlled T-Mobile USA in 2014. T-Mobile

Ergen Dish Plan Obstacles: Cable Wi-Fi, Verizon 5G

How much of a competitive edge does Dish Network stand to gain if it rolls out mobile video services, as Chairman Charlie Ergen has touted? Any advantages could be limited as cable TV firms expand public Wi-Fi, Verizon Wireless targets 5G video and more Internet firms jump into content distribution. But Ergen is undaunted. “We have to make our video ubiquitous,” he said last week on Dish Network’s (DISH) Q3 earnings call, amid the firm’s expensive