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T-Mobile to offer $15 phone plan, free 5G service, other freebies to remove hurdle on Sprint merger deal

Marivic Cabural Summers

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced three big plans that are beneficial to consumers if its merger with Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) closes as expected next year. The $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger already obtained approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DOJ). However, it is still facing a legal challenge from a coalition of state attorneys general, who believe that the deal will reduce competition and is harmful to consumers. On Thursday, T-Mobile used its Un-carrier event to make a compelling case about the merger by unveiling…

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U.S. Wireless Carriers Offer Free Calls, Texts to Belgium after Terrorist Attacks

Marivic Cabural Summers
US Wireless Carriers Offer Free Calls to Belgium

U.S. wireless carriers including AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), and Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) are offering free calls and text messages to Belgium after the terrorist attacks in the airport and metro station in Brussels on Tuesday. The three U.S. wireless carriers offered sympathy to the people of Belgium and to its customers who have friends and family there. Free calls and text messages to Belgium starts today AT&T said it would waive or credit charges incurred by its customers for calls placed from the United States to Belgium starting…

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