A Sprint-T-Mobile Alliance: The Wireless Competitive Landscape

That Softbank Corp (OTCMKTS:SFTBF) (TYO:9984) CEO Masayoshi Son harbours ambitions to acquire T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS) is no secret.

And the odds against the plan are formidable – AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) tried and failed to convince the competitive powers-that-be on its purchase of T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS); the FCC appears intractable on its 4-operator model for competitive sanctity; last month, FCC Chairman said he was highly skeptical about the potential deal (though he would maintain an open mind) after meeting Maya Son; and in January this year, the Justice Department parried Son’s feelers with much the same (‘skepticism’) response.

Is the four-carrier model a holy cow?

The indomitable Son has shouted from the rooftops that the present wireless market model, even...