ICLE on the T-Mobile/UScellular Transaction

ICLE was cited by Communications Daily in an item about the proposed combination of T-Mobile and UScellular. You can read the full piece here.

The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) told the FCC that T-Mobile’s proposed buy of “substantially all” of UScellular’s wireless operations, including some of its spectrum (see 2405280047), should have little effect on wireless competition. “UScellular is a struggling regional carrier with significant structural disadvantages compared to national carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 24-286: “T-Mobile sets its plan prices nationally and does not adjust them based on localized competition, including UScellular’s presence, pricing, or service offerings and quality.” ICLE said given UScellular’s size, “limited footprint, and uncompetitive pricing,” it “plays no role as a ‘maverick’ disrupting the market and is unlikely to do so into the foreseeable future.”