According to The Verge, a T-Mobile spokesperson confirmed that the remaining LTE signal towers of the US wireless operator Sprint have begun to officially shut down. More than two years have passed since T-Mobile acquired Sprint in April 2020, including its network, stores, assets, spectrum, towers, and customers.
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T-Mobile has decommissioned wireless spectrum for Sprint’s 3G and LTE networks to accelerate bandwidth growth and accelerate the rollout of its nationwide 5G network.
With 66.7 million subscribers before the merger, T-Mobile now has more than 109 million subscribers as of Q1 2022, making it the second-largest carrier in the US (Verizon has the most subscribers: 143 million in Q1 2022). T-Mobile launches 5G home broadband service in rural America.
Moreover, T-Mobile faces many hurdles and opposition from regulators and critics who oppose the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, arguing that it could harm consumers and threaten jobs and businesses (third-party resellers), among others.
