https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/435jwj/t-mobile-sprint-merger-congressional-hearings > Sprint and T-Mobile are attempting to merge as part of a $23 billion deal that will reduce the number of overall major players in the U.S. wireless market from four to three. > On Wednesday, executives from both companies told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigating the deal that reducing the overall number of competitors in the space will somehow result in more competition, better service, and lower prices, something telecom merger history—and basic mathematics—fail to support.