The potential merger of T-Mobile and Sprint will be a difficult case to present in front of Congress as they believe this may hurt competition and cause prices to increase for customers. The merger of the two companies will cost $26.5 billion dollars and executives are defending the deal stating that the merger will benefit consumers. T-Mobile has engaged in marketing campaigns to show consumers that they will be offering contractless phone plans along with unlimited data. Despite the lower cost of phone plans and increased access to a broader network, opponents are concerned about potential job losses as a result of the merger. An analysis conducted by the Communications Workers of America labor union found that job cuts may total up to 30,000 due to closed T-Mobile storefronts.
See "T-Mobile, Sprint execs defending merger to lawmakers", Daily Express, February 14, 2019