If the merger is approved, AT&T and Verizon Wireless would control most of the nation’s wireless market. In the public filing, Sprint stated that the acquisition would make AT&T the biggest wireless carrier in the United States with 43% of the postpaid market and 118 million subscribers. Sprint went on to say that alongside Verizon Wireless’s 39% of the postpaid market and over 94 million subscribers, it would produce “a Twin Bell monopoly” with more than 78% of all wireless revenues, 82 percent of post-paid subscribers, and 88 percent of all wireless operating profits.

Currently the nation’s third-largest wireless provider, Sprint finds it difficult to believe one of AT&T’s chief justifications for the merger – the need for spectrum – declaring that among all carriers AT&T holds the largest licensed spectrum holdings and does not face network capacity restraints for existing and future escalating demand. Moreover, Sprint says that AT&T has the same opportunity as any other carrier to meet customer’s demand for spectrum, but they simply just made the conscious decision not to.

AT&T defended the acquisition in a series of blog posts, one of them addressing the spectrum issue specifically. AT&T disputed Sprint’s claims that AT&T is the industry leader in regards to spectrum, calling it “odd” considering the fact that Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint has continuously bragged that his company “has the best spectrum position in the industry.”

Claiming the acquisition would suppress innovation, Sprint argued that it would give AT&T and Verizon “far greater leverage to demand exclusive arrangements or rights of first refusal” in regards to handset manufacturers partnering with other wireless providers.

The Federal Communications Commission will examine the merger to ensure it is in the public’s best interest. Sprint is confident it won’t pass that test, saying that the proposed takeover would do more than fail to fabricate any cognizable benefits in the public’s interest – it would give rise to severe anticompetitive problems that could not be resolved via conditions or divestitures.

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Coming in 4^th place with 49.9 million customers reported at the end of 2010, it’s easy to see why the smaller rival, Sprint, would formally oppose the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. If the acquisition were to happen, an estimated four out of five cell subscribers would belong to either Verizon Wireless or the new AT&T/T-Mobile company; Chris Kissel, In-Stat analyst had even gone so far as to say “the term ‘Oligopoly’ comes to mind.”

But does it mean we’ll see Sprint merge with Verizon?

If the $39 billion mega-merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA were to materialize, Verizon Wireless might start feeling serious pressure to make an equally big move. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Sprint will be involved; Daniel Mead, Verizon Wireless’s CEO has no desire to have the most customers, he’s interested in having the biggest U.S. profits. Mead even went as far as saying that Verizon Wireless is “not interested in Sprint… we don’t need them.”

And that may be true. Regardless of the expected AT&T – T-Mobile union, Verizon Wireless could be sitting pretty. They currently have the most U.S. Android offerings, and more customers are expected to sign up as a result of breaking AT&T’s three and a half year strong hold on the iPhone. Even as the second seed – in respect to subscriber numbers, Mead does not seemed to be phased.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for Sprint – the number three seed – which is said to be more interested in being acquired by Verizon Wireless than Verizon is. Sprint has had a decline in numbers and taken a hit for their lack of smartphone options and relying on WiMAX as opposed to LTE in the 4G network race.

Meanwhile, AT&T’s CEO, Randall Stephenson, top executive is certain one thing won’t change as a result of his company’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA: that there will always be plenty of competition. The top executive told the Wall Street Journal that “this industry is anything but a duopoly… the industry is intensely competitive now, and will be intensively competitive after the deal.”

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This network is tailor-made for wide area commercial demands because Sprint ensures that you can channel a variety of traffic from end-to-end, with limited loss in the data’s structural integrity. What this means is that if you need to transmit bandwidth-critical data, you will have a network backbone that will help you do so efficiently.

What can Sprint do for You?

Sprint’s VPN eliminates your need for large-scale system administration, even if you have to work with a complicated network. This is due to several factors; first – and foremost – the technology’s overhead is relatively cheap. It takes very little capital to develop and maintain a MPLS network, both for you and for Sprint. Secondly, the maintenance of the system is handled by Sprint’s very own team of outsourced professionals who take care of the day-to-day tweaking and systems analysis of the equipment required to keep the network running smoothly.

Sprint’s MPLS is also one of the most flexible networks in the industry today. It provides you with the opportunity to allow multiple local access support and systems routing if necessary. And the best part is, the rate of transfer throughout all of these access points is real-time and carried out through an isolated protocol. This means that your data is protected from – and invisible to – the rest of the public Internet, except where you need it to be visible.

The service is cost-effective as well; you can choose from a bare-bones package or select from a series of services designed to increase the integrity and efficiency of your network. Such examples of these are Sprint’s very own network-based firewall, a user-defined remote access service, and the creation of wireless access points. The consistent performance of the Sprint system is backed up by service level agreements, at no extra charge.

The Sprint quality of service

All data transferred throughout Sprint’s network set-up is segmented and passes through a series of routers using the MPLS protocol. The data is private and masked; guaranteeing all of the data you send through these lines is safe from unauthorized entities.

You are also warranted flexible speeds from traditional dial-up 64kbps to 1000Mbps, with a quality of service assurance that your network detects and prioritizes without interfering with functions of a lesser priority such as e-mail services and standard web browsing.

Working with an international WAN? No problem: Sprint’s service supports up to four multiple routing protocols and utilizes a simplified migration path that can reach off-net locales. And should anything go wrong in any of your off-shore access points, Sprint provides internal technical support in more than thirty countries.

Sprint lets you take control of how you connect to the internet. A variety of speeds – from a traditional T1 connection of 56kbps, up to 10Gbps of connection speed with the help of an SCA device are available to choose from. Sprint recognizes the traffic and bandwidth requirements of its customers; small offices that don’t rely much on the worldwide web don’t need the same connection as businesses that deal with e-commerce require.

Sprint also gives customers the opportunity to connect through a variety of local access options. The most basic of these is Sprint’s provided access points, where they will install your network system and connect it to their central network. The other option is the reverse of this situation, where customer-provided access involves Sprint connecting their system to a network set-up that has already been installed in your office.

Customers can choose the protocols used by their Sprint network in order to fine-tune the service quality of their connection. The choice of state-of-the-art MPLS options, a simpler frame relay-to-IP, or ATM-to-IP networking service makes it easier for existing networking setups to connect Sprint’s services without having to upgrade or completely overhaul their system.

Customers who constantly travel have nothing to worry about; Sprint provides non-local access points throughout the globe for their clients through tenant sites Sprint shares with other providers. These facilities outside the US give you the power to access to Sprint’s network anytime, anywhere. Even if you are distanced from your base of operations, you don’t have to leave it behind.

For customers with at least a dedicated port in the Sprint IP main system, the option of a line provider to manage the primary and secondary DNS administration is available. This means is less work for you – Sprint’s system administrators will take care of providing your entire system and its components with dynamic IP addresses in order to facilitate their connection to the Internet.

Should your service experience any interruptions, Sprint makes sure that your line has a reserve port that you can switch to. This assures that your business will not suffer from any service interruptions. For an added fee, you can receive a dedicated IP port to switch to whenever interruptions do occur in your connection.

Sprint is an experienced service provider with a reputation for helping their customers build up businesses that rely greatly on voice and bandwidth-heavy Internet services by ensuring only the best service that can be found in the industry today.