Only one reason to think that the merger of Sprint and T -Mobile should be "stopped"

In December 2016, Donald Trump, who won the U.S. presidential election, appeared alongside the Trump Tower lobby, along with SoftBank Group Chairman and President Masayoshi Son.And proudly, he praised his grandson as "one of the greatest men in the industry."

In fact, these two people have many things in common.Both prefer a dashing story, and most of all, the number of zero numbers (grandchildren are the 39th rich in the world) and want to make advantageous transactions.A year ago, his grandson stated that he would bring employment to the United States, and Trump promised that his grandchildren would make business easier in the United States.

A cool, weird, strange, and a grandchild (a common type for entrepreneurs), who is known as a negotiator who wants to partition, has finally begun to move to the elimination of the regulations promised by President Trump.。Sprint, a SoftBank subsidiary, agreed [Japanese version] by being acquired by T -Mobile.In the last seven years, despite the fact that the U.S. government has stated twice that these merger will be illegal.

Should the merger be approved?

Is the US government under the rule of the law?Or is it dominated by President Trump's rules?The Ministry of Justice's anti -trade station needs to answer this question.

To decide whether to approve the merger of Sprint and T -Mobile, it is necessary to compare the two basic legal standards.One is whether the merger will hinder competition and will be disadvantageous to consumers.

The other is that even if the competition is slightly inhibited, the company after the merger will be able to operate a much lower cost than before the merger, and as a result of the competition, return the floating cost to consumers.Whether it has to be.In that case, the burden on consumers will be reduced.

スプリントとTモバイルの合併に関して言えば、この2つの疑問に対する答えは明白だ。この2社が一緒になれば、大勢の消費者にとって選択肢が減ることになる。なぜなら、米国のモバイル通信事業者の数が、これまでの4社から、ベライゾン、AT&T、そしていまより規模の大きい新生Tモバイルの3社に減るからだ。

Sprint and T -Mobile argued that the power of the two companies can reduce the capital investment required for the provision of 5G services.However, there is almost no possibility that the resulting cost will be returned to consumers in the future.

Reduced options for anyone in the United States

だからこそ、2011年当時、米連邦通信委員会（FCC）と司法省は、AT&TとTモバイルの合併案を承認しなかったのだ。FCCと司法省は14年にも、同じような合併案を拒否するという強いメッセージを発した。極めて競争の少ない市場で合併が起きれば、消費者の利益が損なわれるというのがその理由だ。

In the United States, almost all mobile phone users use one of the four companies above.If one of them is gone, no matter where you live in the United States, the number of communication providers will decrease.

Since 14 years, this way of thinking has only increased.For consumers, Sprint and T -Mobile are competing with each other.T -Mobile has expanded its business by providing services that are easy for consumers to use, such as abolishing annual contracts.

However, if the market player becomes three companies, that situation will be gone.If there are only three companies, rigging will be easier.This is even more so in a tremendously difficult market to enter.The guidelines for the merger of the Justice have stated that the US mobile communication market is already in a "considerable saturation", and that the mergers that further promote their oligopolization are definitely subject to regulation.

Changes by "new president"

The law has not changed since 2011 or since 2014.But the US president has replaced the president who emphasizes whether transactions are advantageous, rather than whether consumer interests are impaired.