T-Mobile’s merger promises are meaningless

For the last year, T-Mobile and Sprint have been telling anyone who’ll listen that their planned $26 billion merger will bring some incredible benefits to American consumers. To hear the companies tell it, the industry’s latest super-union will result in faster speeds, broader broadband deployment, and a dramatic boost in well-paying American jobs.
But if you’ve seen telecom mergers go through this process before, there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical. Consolidation t