US: T-Mobile wants $1B for failed Sprint takeover (Competition Policy International)

T-Mobile is reportedly seeking a $1 billion breakup fee should rival Sprint’s efforts to acquire the wireless company fail.

T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom is said to be seeking the $1 billion fee according to unnamed sources; the company is also reportedly seeking guarantees from Sprint’s owner SoftBank to retain the …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition, 'US: T-Mobile wants $1B for failed Sprint takeover (Competition Policy International)' (21st Century Competition, 12 May 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-t-mobile-wants-1b-for-failed-sprint-takeover-competition-policy-international/> accessed 24 March 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "US: T-Mobile wants $1B for failed Sprint takeover (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 12 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-t-mobile-wants-1b-for-failed-sprint-takeover-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: T-Mobile wants $1B for failed Sprint takeover (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/us-t-mobile-wants-1b-for-failed-sprint-takeover-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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