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T-Mobile Postpaid Surge May Overtake Verizon In 2014

Analysts expect no letup in T-Mobile US’s (TMUS) postpaid subscriber momentum in 2014, and its net additions could beat out market leader Verizon Wireless (VZ) in Q1 and possibly for the full year. T-Mobile, 67% owned by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), compiles its own quarterly survey of analyst estimates. Some reports published by Wall Street analysts, meanwhile, forecast that T-Mobile could overtake Verizon Wireless, the perennial leader in

Sprint, T-Mobile Stocks Slide On Merger Doubts

Speculation over Sprint (S) acquiring T-Mobile US (TMUS) cooled after its controlling shareholder, Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), said a deal faces regulatory hurdles. Shares of Sprint were down 3% while T-Mobile’s stock slid 1.5% in late afternoon trading on the stock market today. Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges told the German company’s board that a near-term deal with Sprint is unlikely, said Bloomberg. Stephen Sweeney, analyst at Elevation, said

T-Mobile Gains Seen Continuing If Sprint Merger Off

Shares of T-Mobile US (TMUS) and Sprint (S) slipped Monday as speculation cooled for a merger of the Nos. 3 and 4 U.S. wireless services providers. But two analysts raised their price target on T-Mobile, seeing the company as likely to continue taking market share. Japan-based SoftBank, which owns 80% of Sprint, might back off plans to acquire Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY)-controlled T-Mobile because of regulatory hurdles. Regulators have signaled they