T-Mobile US buoyant but merger costs hit profits

T-Mobile US’s net income almost halved in the fourth quarter of last year but you could be forgiven for missing that metric amidst the hype of its overall results announcement.
Chief executive Mike Sievert (pictured) declared that the US mobile operator turned in “strongest year ever” in 2021, and many of its headline numbers seem to back up that statement.
“We didn’t just meet the bold goals we set for 2021 around customer growth, profitability, merger synergies an