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T-Mobile, Sprint merger class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: A group of Verizon and AT&T subscribers filed a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom AG and SoftBank Group Corp.
- Why: Verizon and AT&T subscribers claim the April 2020 merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was anticompetitive and injured them financially.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.
The April 2020 merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was an anticompetitive acquisition and collectively cost U.S. small businesses and AT&T and Verizon subscribers billions of dollars, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
A group of AT&T and Verizon subscribers claim the merger “combined two fierce competitors into a single behemoth with no incentive to compete meaningfully” against the “equally large” Verizon and AT&T.
Subscribers claim it was always T-Mobile’s long-term plan to merge with another wireless carrier to create “the best path to extracting every possible cent from American consumers and small businesses.”
T-Mobile class action claims number of states attempted to prevent merger
Fourteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the companies in an attempt to prevent the merger after it was announced in April 2018, according to the T-Mobile class action.
At the time, the states argued the merger would reduce competition and result in at least $9 billion worth of harm to consumers each year.
After the lawsuit from the states failed to stop the merger, subscribers claim, T-Mobile and Sprint would merge to become “a single large competitor that is more than happy to observe a competitive détente in return for stable market shares and prices.”
Since the merger, subscribers argue competition has “declined precipitously” and that quality-adjusted prices have inflated since T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have “no reason to compete as vigorously for subscribers.”
Subscribers claim T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom AG and SoftBank Group Corp violate the Clayton Act and Sherman Act.
The subscribers want to represent a nationwide class of all persons or entities who paid for a Verizon or AT&T mobile wireless plan on or after April 1, 2020.
They demand a jury trial and request declaratory relief along with treble damages for themselves and all Class Members.
In related news, earlier this month, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon deployed vertical location technology to help 911 responders pinpoint the location of a call coming from a multistory building.
Have your wireless rates increased since the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by the Law Offices Of Kenneth N. Flaxman PC, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Berger Montague and Hausfeld LLP.
The T-Mobile and Sprint merger class action lawsuit is Dale, et al. v. Deutsche Telekom AG, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-03189, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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936 thoughts onT-Mobile class action claims Sprint merger costs Verizon, AT&T customers due to declining competition
Hello I was a boost mobile customer for 15 years or more. I decided to switch to T-mobile in July 2022. I regret it. A total nightmare. I canceled within a year. Or little over a year. It was before sprint merged to T mobile. Whatever. Charge me $105 after the deal went through on their end. They screw me with adding fees on a year later. Can’t get into the account. T mobile wont and refuse to send proof to me. Just take there word of mouth? No I won’t. And I kept all my statements for a rainy day. Also t mobile charged me the 9.99 fee for subscription for a year or so as well. T mobile love adding fees. They are no good. Please help me get all my money back. T mobile doesn’t send any update to my address about the $105. Why? Cramming me. Help me retrieve my money back.
Does T-Mobile have any cancellation fees? No, at least not in the traditional sense. T-Mobile does not demand any early termination fees, though you may have to pay for restocking fees if you return a phone that is not paid off. Apr 21, 2023. I purchased a Samsung phone around this same month or so.